Grand jury subpoena for Signal user data, Eastern District of Virginia.

https://whispersystems.org/bigbrother/eastern-virginia-grand-jury/

In the "first half of 2016" (the most specific we're permitted to be), we received a subpoena from the Eastern District of Virginia. The subpoena required us to provide information about two Signal users for a federal grand jury investigation.

We've designed the Signal service to minimize the data we retain about Signal users, so the only information we can produce in response to a request like this is the date and time a user registered with Signal and the last date of a user's connectivity to the Signal service.

You're welcome.


Comments


[46 Points] GabeNoMore:

Fuck Virginia, i hate this place. Currently facing charges for less than 2gs of weed in which Its mandatory I lose my license for 6 months.


[21 Points] None:

Good guy signal


[8 Points] -HUP-:

Semi-Relevant


[3 Points] DooshNozzzle:

should be interesting to see how close to "abslutely nothing" they are able to deduce from the info the company hands over


[2 Points] Medacali:

fuck the law


[1 Points] WillyDrumDrum:

what does this exactly mean?