<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><br></div><span style="color: rgb(63, 77, 73); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(203, 217, 221); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">I also made a signal group to use instead of the email if anyone besides me and Stephanie CK likes to use signal better.</span><div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><font color="#3f4d49" face="Source Sans Pro, sans-serif"><span style="caret-color: rgb(63, 77, 73); font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(203, 217, 221);"><br></span></font></div><div><span style="color: rgb(63, 77, 73); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(203, 217, 221); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Signal hides all you real contact info better,</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(63, 77, 73); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(203, 217, 221); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">But it does require an app or your phone, or computer, or I use it on both.</span></div><div><br style="color: rgb(63, 77, 73); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(203, 217, 221); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">THE SIGNAL WRITER GROUP<br style="color: rgb(63, 77, 73); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(203, 217, 221); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><font face="Source Sans Pro, sans-serif" color="#0088cc"><span style="font-size: 15px; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(203, 217, 221);"><a href="https://signal.group/#CjQKIGE5mjdNPphsTLY94T1CB9N3g4WD1Gn-6JISQLnuuLUWEhB-7FIHBsx8G1lhax97hZx7">https://signal.group/#CjQKIGE5mjdNPphsTLY94T1CB9N3g4WD1Gn-6JISQLnuuLUWEhB-7FIHBsx8G1lhax97hZx7</a></span></font></div><div><br></div><div>SIGNAL APP</div><div><a href="https://signal.org/download/">https://signal.org/download/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Here are some differences AI points out:</div><div><font><mark class="HxTRcb" jscontroller="DfH0l" jsuid="tx6ppd_9" data-processed="true" style="background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgb(52, 69, 127) 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 50%); background-position: 75% 0px; background-size: 200% 100%; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: scroll; 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font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><font color="#fffb00" style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">perior to email for privacy-focuse</font></mark><mark class="HxTRcb" jscontroller="DfH0l" jsuid="tx6ppd_9" data-processed="true" style="background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgb(52, 69, 127) 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 50%) 75% 0px / 200% 100% no-repeat rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(255, 251, 0); font-size: 16px; border-radius: 4px; padding: 0px 2px; animation: 0.75s cubic-bezier(0.05, 0.7, 0.1, 1) 0.25s forwards highlight-animation; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">d, real-time, end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) communication, </mark></div><div><mark class="HxTRcb" jscontroller="DfH0l" jsuid="tx6ppd_9" data-processed="true" style="background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgb(52, 69, 127) 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 50%) 75% 0px / 200% 100% no-repeat rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(255, 251, 0); font-size: 16px; border-radius: 4px; padding: 0px 2px; animation: 0.75s cubic-bezier(0.05, 0.7, 0.1, 1) 0.25s forwards highlight-animation; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">while email is standard for formal, long-form, and business correspondence</mark><span style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(255, 251, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">. </span></div><div><br></div><div><div class="Y3BBE" data-sfc-cp="" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&tx6ppd_8|npT2md" jscontroller="zcfIf" jsuid="tx6ppd_8" data-hveid="CAEQAA" data-processed="true" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; 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padding-inline-start: 16px; margin-inline: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(31, 31, 31); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><li jscontroller="vsuOFb" jsuid="tx6ppd_p" data-hveid="CAMQAA" data-processed="true" style="color: rgb(230, 232, 240); margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside; padding-inline-start: 4px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jscontroller="fly6D" jsuid="tx6ppd_q" data-processed="true" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span class="Yjhzub" jscontroller="zYmgkd" jsuid="tx6ppd_r" data-processed="true">Security:</span> Strong E2EE by default for all messages, voice, and video calls.</span></li><li jscontroller="vsuOFb" jsuid="tx6ppd_s" data-hveid="CAMQAQ" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside; padding-inline-start: 4px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jscontroller="fly6D" jsuid="tx6ppd_t" data-processed="true" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span class="Yjhzub" jscontroller="zYmgkd" jsuid="tx6ppd_u" data-processed="true" style="color: rgb(230, 232, 240);">Data Privacy:</span><font color="#e6e8f0"> Minimal metadata is stored; servers cannot access content.</font><font color="#ffffff"> </font></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: medium;"><font color="#ffffff">Signal stores media files in the device's internal storage or SD card, depending on settings.</font></span></li><li jscontroller="vsuOFb" jsuid="tx6ppd_v" data-hveid="CAMQAg" data-processed="true" style="color: rgb(230, 232, 240); margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside; padding-inline-start: 4px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jscontroller="fly6D" jsuid="tx6ppd_w" data-processed="true" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span class="Yjhzub" jscontroller="zYmgkd" jsuid="tx6ppd_x" data-processed="true">Features:</span> Disappearing messages, file sharing, screen lock, and username support to hide phone numbers.</span></li><li jscontroller="vsuOFb" jsuid="tx6ppd_y" data-hveid="CAMQAw" data-processed="true" style="color: rgb(230, 232, 240); margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside; padding-inline-start: 4px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jscontroller="fly6D" jsuid="tx6ppd_z" data-processed="true" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span class="Yjhzub" jscontroller="zYmgkd" jsuid="tx6ppd_10" data-processed="true">Usage:</span> Best for sensitive, instant, or personal, day-to-day communication.</span><span jsuid="tx6ppd_11" class="uJ19be notranslate" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&tx6ppd_11|npT2md" jscontroller="udAs2b" data-wiz-uids="tx6ppd_12,tx6ppd_13" data-processed="true"><span class="vKEkVd" data-animation-atomic="" data-wiz-attrbind="class=tx6ppd_11/TKHnVd" data-processed="true" style="white-space: nowrap; position: relative;"><span aria-hidden="true" data-processed="true"> </span><button jsuid="tx6ppd_13" tabindex="0" data-amic="true" data-icl-uuid="0a3cbc48-b8b4-4f67-8b6c-3daab76c4c93" aria-label="Google Play (+5) - View related links" class="rBl3me IWyTpf pjvauc" jsaction="click:&tx6ppd_11|S9kKve;mouseenter:&tx6ppd_11|sbHm2b;mouseleave:&tx6ppd_11|Tx5Rb" data-wiz-attrbind="disabled=tx6ppd_11/C5gNJc;aria-label=tx6ppd_11/bOjMyf;class=tx6ppd_11/UpSNec" data-ved="2ahUKEwj0hdnY1tqSAxXUKFkFHRhUGa0Qye0OegQIAxAE" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px 6px 0px 0px; background-color: rgb(44, 48, 61); border-width: medium; border-style: none; border-color: currentcolor; border-radius: 20px; height: 20px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 3px; width: 20px; align-items: center; block-size: 20px; inline-size: auto; overflow: hidden; padding-block-start: 3px; position: relative; max-inline-size: 250px; vertical-align: text-top; outline: 0px; cursor: pointer;"><div class="Fwa2Od" data-animation-skip="" jscontroller="Pwlgo" jsuid="tx6ppd_14" data-signal-inputs="scS1X=tx6ppd_11/scS1X" data-ved="2ahUKEwj0hdnY1tqSAxXUKFkFHRhUGa0Q3s0SegQIAxAF" data-processed="true" style="align-items: center; display: flex; height: 14px; overflow: hidden; width: 93.5859px;"><img id="img-6U2RabTtFtTR5NoPmKjl6Ao_2" data-deferred="3" class="lXbsme" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACAAAAAgCAYAAABzenr0AAAD+ElEQVRYhcWXT0wcVRzHP2/e7Mwuu4ssFGylRg+NJMarF/+capREbWygaYgGCy0xbWpMmlZv1ZtGiwdbY4iaapqY1KoxqaZG4GBbE7QaL9pCaeVPy66sBYRFWJid9zwsAwsZdtl1m35Pk8nL7/OZ3/vt7DyhteZOxvQuHj7d7F2+ADwPGMBnwKfFFBxyo3RU9PNmVR+ua7Le45nbHViCAKBlKoJQx8E4BTQCTwKfAH8AjxQjUUyWBQyn7og2UgcR6dzbAA8CPwJngXtum0B0+IMGe6IF14qDmF8rAfAMMAa8DQTKLmAsRAgn2gmN78e1EutJABwBksCesgooexZlZgjH9xIaP1BIogo4SRnmY6W6FmiZRgUyhOPtSxJxtDEH2lcCVubjG2Dr/xNYK5FopyJxGGXeQsvZfBIATwM3BHRqLey0liUK5EqYDhV/tRBOHEYFCksIQKAPTWkrGRLuvtIFPAljAddaJDTeTDj+al6JJTj9mSp2Bocr34j++iGKfg2PlybglRWLBSVE1pj+TBXbrTinq3uwpIOjAw3AeeAccG8JAn4Sr6ECf6NlCrRcgsOVTIwnrDif13RjGi4ZN4BYeQk3AqNAJ2AXKbBWoonw2FG0OQ3mP2gt6c/cxXPBYc7UfL8Mx/8f4BAwATxWpECuxAKh5LNEbh5FmSmuCEGTPcqp6l4MQ+WDewkDXwC7ihTwJByUlca+1Ug80cXu2mFObukBDU5huJe7gaYSBLIDp4VisAZ2/Bak6+xNqIBM0ECoYiqtxCy8xINrFJLrlSGeGvuJE5dbIRljkjCxtqsoQ6FTATAKdmGK7Jtz4wICjStMRiJBdoxeoLOvDSkckls3QXeAmYwi2nYNUemgZvJKKLIfO+e8GwW3wIMPRYPsHO7h+MUWpHZJBuuR0kHWzTPXW89MVwMEwKh0QAm/Uh8BsVx4wQ7kwpuHejjWtwdH2kwE65A6k10kNeaWOdIXNwNQ+dIAxupOXAA6gAE/xroCvnDDg7srCzVggNy8JGFooq2DCNsd0Y7RAXTne0jfLRBakxEmfxaC+0jM99bP//v1fa+IqLq/ENxXQGiNIwOMRoK0XP+OY33t+eGrJd4XQXeTmrTfQwG+o5BHwIOPRGxeHPyKt/paWZAbgEMPsA3NQQw9J4J5167K8gxIrViQFiMRm7arX/L6pQOkrSqmrZp88GvAPuCHDRPXE0iGokxbrIFXY/jDU2Q/TrtKBXtZ3gKpoX1gQ/B3gdpywCGnAx+f3zXwwPTvzFsxZqyYH/xbYD9woxxgL8sdeGjyl3cWDfuED/wy8CjZg0lZ4ZDTgSm7dhZ42dDuz8Busj+iM2TPh7ct4k4fz/8DC+S/6TsvSTIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=" alt="Google Play" data-imglogged="true" data-aatf="1" data-processed="true" data-imgprocessed="true" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-radius: 20px; height: 12px; margin-right: 4px; width: 12px; flex-shrink: 0;"><span class="wJwe6c" data-processed="true" style="font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(158, 158, 158); line-height: 1.45; display: flex; overflow: hidden; min-width: 0px; align-items: center;"><span class="iFMVXd" data-processed="true" style="overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; min-width: 0px; line-height: 1;">Google Play</span><span class="IjM6od" data-processed="true" style="flex-shrink: 0; line-height: 1;"> +5</span></span></div></button></span></span></li></ul><div class="Y3BBE" data-sfc-cp="" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&tx6ppd_1b|npT2md" jscontroller="zcfIf" jsuid="tx6ppd_1b" data-hveid="CAQQAA" data-processed="true" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-block: 12px 16px; color: rgb(230, 232, 240); margin-inline: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(31, 31, 31); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span class="Yjhzub" jscontroller="zYmgkd" jsuid="tx6ppd_1c" data-processed="true">Email (Best for Formal & Official Communication)</span><span jsuid="tx6ppd_1d" class="txxDge notranslate" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&tx6ppd_1d|npT2md" jscontroller="udAs2b" data-wiz-uids="tx6ppd_1e,tx6ppd_1f" data-processed="true" style="visibility: hidden;"><span class="vKEkVd" data-animation-atomic="" data-wiz-attrbind="class=tx6ppd_1d/TKHnVd" data-processed="true" style="white-space: nowrap; position: relative;"><span aria-hidden="true" data-processed="true"></span><button jsuid="tx6ppd_1f" tabindex="0" data-amic="true" data-icl-uuid="ebcda9e6-dfb7-4031-b586-ff12185ffb43" aria-label="View related links" class="rBl3me" jsaction="click:&tx6ppd_1d|S9kKve;mouseenter:&tx6ppd_1d|sbHm2b;mouseleave:&tx6ppd_1d|Tx5Rb" data-wiz-attrbind="disabled=tx6ppd_1d/C5gNJc;aria-label=tx6ppd_1d/bOjMyf;class=tx6ppd_1d/UpSNec" data-ved="2ahUKEwj0hdnY1tqSAxXUKFkFHRhUGa0Qye0OegQIBBAB" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px 6px 0px 0px; background-color: rgb(44, 48, 61); border-width: medium; border-style: none; border-color: currentcolor; border-radius: 10px; height: 20px; padding: 0px; width: 20px; position: relative; outline: 0px; cursor: pointer;"><span class="wiMplc ofC0Ud" data-processed="true" style="color: rgb(238, 240, 255); display: inline-block; transform: rotate(135deg);"><svg style="margin-top: 3px;" fill="currentColor" width="12px" height="12px" focusable="false" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M3.9 12c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1h4V7H7c-2.76 0-5 2.24-5 5s2.24 5 5 5h4v-1.9H7c-1.71 0-3.1-1.39-3.1-3.1zM8 13h8v-2H8v2zm9-6h-4v1.9h4c1.71 0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1s-1.39 3.1-3.1 3.1h-4V17h4c2.76 0 5-2.24 5-5s-2.24-5-5-5z"></path></svg></span></button></span></span></div><ul class="KsbFXc U6u95" jscontroller="mPWODf" jsuid="tx6ppd_1g" data-processed="true" style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; margin-block: 12px 16px; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding-inline-start: 16px; margin-inline: 0px; color: rgb(230, 232, 240); font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(31, 31, 31); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><li jscontroller="vsuOFb" jsuid="tx6ppd_1h" data-hveid="CAUQAA" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside; padding-inline-start: 4px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jscontroller="fly6D" jsuid="tx6ppd_1i" data-processed="true" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span class="Yjhzub" jscontroller="zYmgkd" jsuid="tx6ppd_1j" data-processed="true">Security:</span> Standard email is generally insecure (not E2EE) unless using specialized services like Proton,, which is often considered more secure for storage, <span jscontroller="Sk3xkc" jsuid="tx6ppd_1k" data-processed="true"><a class="H23r4e" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://proton.me/blog/is-signal-safe" ping="/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://proton.me/blog/is-signal-safe&ved=2ahUKEwj0hdnY1tqSAxXUKFkFHRhUGa0Qy_kOegQIBRAB&opi=89978449" data-processed="true" style="color: rgb(153, 195, 255); text-underline-offset: 1px; outline: 0px;">Proton Mail</a></span>.</span></li><li jscontroller="vsuOFb" jsuid="tx6ppd_1l" data-hveid="CAUQAg" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside; padding-inline-start: 4px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jscontroller="fly6D" jsuid="tx6ppd_1m" data-processed="true" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span class="Yjhzub" jscontroller="zYmgkd" jsuid="tx6ppd_1n" data-processed="true">Metadata:</span> Subject lines and sender/recipient data are often exposed, notes <span jscontroller="Sk3xkc" jsuid="tx6ppd_1o" data-processed="true"><a class="H23r4e" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/lkq2xx/is_it_safer_to_communicate_through_messaging_apps/" ping="/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/lkq2xx/is_it_safer_to_communicate_through_messaging_apps/&ved=2ahUKEwj0hdnY1tqSAxXUKFkFHRhUGa0Qy_kOegQIBRAD&opi=89978449" data-processed="true" style="color: rgb(153, 195, 255); text-underline-offset: 1px; outline: 0px;">this Reddit user</a></span>.</span></li><li jscontroller="vsuOFb" jsuid="tx6ppd_1p" data-hveid="CAUQBA" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside; padding-inline-start: 4px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jscontroller="fly6D" jsuid="tx6ppd_1q" data-processed="true" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span class="Yjhzub" jscontroller="zYmgkd" jsuid="tx6ppd_1r" data-processed="true">Usage:</span> Standard for professional, long-form, and non-urgent communication.</span><span jsuid="tx6ppd_1s" class="uJ19be notranslate" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&tx6ppd_1s|npT2md" jscontroller="udAs2b" data-wiz-uids="tx6ppd_1t,tx6ppd_1u" data-processed="true"><span class="vKEkVd" data-animation-atomic="" data-wiz-attrbind="class=tx6ppd_1s/TKHnVd" data-processed="true" style="white-space: nowrap; position: relative;"><span aria-hidden="true" data-processed="true"> </span><button jsuid="tx6ppd_1u" tabindex="0" data-amic="true" data-icl-uuid="91fef058-37c3-4afe-a0be-fcde26725ca9" aria-label="Reddit (+4) - View related links" class="rBl3me IWyTpf pjvauc" jsaction="click:&tx6ppd_1s|S9kKve;mouseenter:&tx6ppd_1s|sbHm2b;mouseleave:&tx6ppd_1s|Tx5Rb" data-wiz-attrbind="disabled=tx6ppd_1s/C5gNJc;aria-label=tx6ppd_1s/bOjMyf;class=tx6ppd_1s/UpSNec" data-ved="2ahUKEwj0hdnY1tqSAxXUKFkFHRhUGa0Qye0OegQIBRAF" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px 6px 0px 0px; 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text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span class="Yjhzub" jscontroller="zYmgkd" jsuid="tx6ppd_1y" data-processed="true">Key Differences</span><span jsuid="tx6ppd_1z" class="txxDge notranslate" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&tx6ppd_1z|npT2md" jscontroller="udAs2b" data-wiz-uids="tx6ppd_20,tx6ppd_21" data-processed="true" style="visibility: hidden;"><span class="vKEkVd" data-animation-atomic="" data-wiz-attrbind="class=tx6ppd_1z/TKHnVd" data-processed="true" style="white-space: nowrap; position: relative;"><span aria-hidden="true" data-processed="true"></span><button jsuid="tx6ppd_21" tabindex="0" data-amic="true" data-icl-uuid="c2c64479-ea4e-4e32-809b-effdd3106806" aria-label="View related links" class="rBl3me" jsaction="click:&tx6ppd_1z|S9kKve;mouseenter:&tx6ppd_1z|sbHm2b;mouseleave:&tx6ppd_1z|Tx5Rb" data-wiz-attrbind="disabled=tx6ppd_1z/C5gNJc;aria-label=tx6ppd_1z/bOjMyf;class=tx6ppd_1z/UpSNec" data-ved="2ahUKEwj0hdnY1tqSAxXUKFkFHRhUGa0Qye0OegQIBhAB" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px 6px 0px 0px; 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padding-inline-start: 16px; margin-inline: 0px; color: rgb(230, 232, 240); font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(31, 31, 31); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><li jscontroller="vsuOFb" jsuid="tx6ppd_2q" data-hveid="CAgQAA" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside; padding-inline-start: 4px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jscontroller="fly6D" jsuid="tx6ppd_2r" data-processed="true" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span class="Yjhzub" jscontroller="zYmgkd" jsuid="tx6ppd_2s" data-processed="true">Encryption:</span> Signal uses E2EE for everything. Most email services do not use E2EE by default.</span></li><li jscontroller="vsuOFb" jsuid="tx6ppd_2t" data-hveid="CAgQAQ" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside; padding-inline-start: 4px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jscontroller="fly6D" jsuid="tx6ppd_2u" data-processed="true" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span class="Yjhzub" jscontroller="zYmgkd" jsuid="tx6ppd_2v" data-processed="true">Platform:</span> Signal is primarily mobile-first (requires phone number, though username possible). Email is platform-independent.</span></li><li jscontroller="vsuOFb" jsuid="tx6ppd_2w" data-hveid="CAgQAg" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside; padding-inline-start: 4px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jscontroller="fly6D" jsuid="tx6ppd_2x" data-processed="true" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span class="Yjhzub" jscontroller="zYmgkd" jsuid="tx6ppd_2y" data-processed="true">Storage:</span> Signal does not store messages on their servers. 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background-color: rgb(31, 31, 31); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span class="Yjhzub" jscontroller="zYmgkd" jsuid="tx6ppd_39" data-processed="true"><span class="N9Q8Lc" style="border-radius: 0px; background-color: rgb(44, 48, 61);">Verdict:</span></span><span class="N9Q8Lc" style="border-radius: 0px; background-color: rgb(44, 48, 61);"> For maximum, instantaneous privacy, </span><span jscontroller="Sk3xkc" jsuid="tx6ppd_3a" data-processed="true"><a class="H23r4e" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://signal.org/blog/sealed-sender/" ping="/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://signal.org/blog/sealed-sender/&ved=2ahUKEwj0hdnY1tqSAxXUKFkFHRhUGa0Qy_kOegQICRAB&opi=89978449" data-processed="true" style="color: rgb(153, 195, 255); text-underline-offset: 1px; outline: 0px;"><span class="N9Q8Lc" style="border-radius: 0px; background-color: rgb(44, 48, 61);">Signal</span></a></span><span class="N9Q8Lc" style="border-radius: 0px; background-color: rgb(44, 48, 61);"> is recommended, while email remains the standard for formal or business communication.</span><span jsuid="tx6ppd_3b" class="uJ19be notranslate" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&tx6ppd_3b|npT2md" jscontroller="udAs2b" data-wiz-uids="tx6ppd_3c,tx6ppd_3d" data-processed="true"><span class="vKEkVd" data-animation-atomic="" data-wiz-attrbind="class=tx6ppd_3b/TKHnVd" data-processed="true" style="white-space: nowrap; position: relative;"><span aria-hidden="true" data-processed="true"> </span></span></span></div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Feb 14, 2026, at 10:09 PM, jimmylee smith actor <actor@jimmylee.com> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Conflicts on 1st and 2nd.<div>How about Sun 8 March or Mon 9 March?</div><div><div>Paco's Cantina around 4pm?</div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Feb 14, 2026, at 9:29 PM, JimmyLee <actor@jimmylee.com> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">What do you think about meeting at Paco's Cantina around 4pm either or Sun 1 March or Mon 2 March?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div id="composer_signature" dir="auto"><div style="font-size:85%;color:#909090" dir="auto">Sent via the Samsung Galaxy A32 5G, an AT&T 5G smartphone</div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div>What do you think about meeting at Paco's Cantina around 4pm either or Sun 1 March or Mon 2 March?Sent via the Samsung Galaxy A32 5G, an AT&T 5G smartphone</div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></body></html>