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AZJonnie

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4. I believe Signal automatically deletes conversations after a very short time

Reply to magicarpet (Reply #2)

Fri Jun 6, 2025, 03:42 PM

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And in the meanwhile, the conversations are stored client-side (i.e. in the participants phone only) and therefore never 'recorded' in any sort of centralized way (unlike, say, your ISP records or SMS message). That's kinda the selling point of the app, along with the strong encryption.

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