Good post and good review. I use signal and make sure when I use it the other person is using it too. The one thing Signal should do is add a pin or key pad to open the app itself for ios. I haven't seen that feature on it. I learned a while ago the hard way that nothing is secure. If the Police or Feds want in, they will get in. In my case they did it in real-time with a device called a stingray (kind of like a man in the middle attack) once they deploy that its over. They can see everything and pull everything off of the phone in minutes. The funny thing they did with me before changing my password was strike a conversation with me through my safari browser. So every time I would type something, they would reply when I would refresh the page. It was a scary experience to know that my privacy can be violated so easily and for no reason. In the end, all I got was an apology and the police telling me it was a mistaken identity issue. Oh and if you think pre-paid flip phones(dumb phones) are safe think again. When I switched over to that they were dropping my phones, and adding new contacts to my contact list. This was over 2 years ago, but for now I use signal. Thanks for making people aware with your post.
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Yes, a stingray is a perfect example of a man in the middle attack. And yes, I'm told pretty much all phones sold in the US have malware embedded in the firmwares to give stingrays and who knows what else full access to all data on your phone. They rape your battery, too, I hear.
Yes, at the time I knew nothing about the draining battery thing, and my phone would get so hot I couldn't even touch it. On the flip phone I could hear them but only on my side of the conversation. So it wasn't perfect, unless they wanted me to hear them! It's a scary feeling having someone control your phone like that. I can see where they can upload stuff to a phone and use it as evidence against them if they want to be evil with it. Plus police departments sign a non-disclosure agreement with the Feds not to admit they used it. They have let people walk on crimes that otherwise would had brought them 10 plus years all because they don't want to admit to using a stingray. Looking forward to more posts!