Introduction to Signal Private Messenger

**IMPORTANT UPDATE** Signal Desktop is no longer a Chrome app - it is a standalone app that you can install on Windows, Mac and Linux. For details see: https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/214507138 You're watching Infosec Bytes, a flash course in information security for journalists. We're based at the Centre for Investigative Journalism in London and supported by the Logan Foundation. This is an introduction to Signal Private Messenger from Open Whisper Systems, a smartphone app that lets you chat and make calls with end to end encryption. Be sure to check out our other videos on how to install and use Signal on Android (https://youtu.be/XQzhWbnop8c) and iPhone (https://youtu.be/kiX8lGJK3Ww). Read about Signal here: https://whispersystems.org/ For scorecards and articles comparing popular secure messaging apps, please follow these links: https://www.securemessagingapps.com/ https://www.eff.org/node/82654 (no longer current) https://theintercept.com/2016/06/22/battle-