Senate Sergeant at Arms approved the use of Signal by Senate staff.

[about_average]

While we are all mesmerized by the presidential crises, a small, but quite significant change occurred in Congress: the Senate Sergeant at Arms approved the use of Signal by Senate staff. Signal, a product of Open Whisper Systems, provides end-to-end encryption for Apple and Android phones. As the Wall Street Journal reported back in January, in the wake of the Russian hacks during the 2016 presidential election, Trump, Obama, and de Blasio aides had all turned to using Signal, which secures communications end to end. Now such use is officially sanctioned, at least in the Senate.

- https://lawfareblog.com/step-forward-security

For those who don't use it, Signal will encrypt both messaging and phone calls.
The only downside it that it uses data so in some places it may not work, but probably not too much of an issue in DC.

 

[james_1957]

Open Whisper Systems? Is this the same company that uses Edward Snowden as a spokesperson?

“Use anything by Open Whisper Systems.”
— Edward Snowden, Whistleblower and privacy advocate

https://whispersystems.org/

 

[KingOrfeo]

Sounds like a strikingly apt endorsement, given the function of the product.

 

[about_average]

Open Whisper Systems? Is this the same company that uses Edward Snowden as a spokesperson?

“Use anything by Open Whisper Systems.”
— Edward Snowden, Whistleblower and privacy advocate

https://whispersystems.org/

And your point is...?