Signal Messaging. Yes, encrypted messaging can be used by bad actors. Yes, it can be used by those who some call bad; but, others call free speech warriors, like Ed Snowden. But, it can also be used by husband and wives who don't want their private spousal communications to become known to anyone else. If certain celebrities and corporations had used it, there would be fewer scandal out there. Free speech is a two edged sword. The key word, however, is freedom. It isn't free. And, like life, it doesn't come without risk. Risk is the stuff of life. We seem to live in a world where everyone wants everything to be safe, sanitized and free of the possibility of offending, or otherwise making another uncomfortable. We forget that taking offense is a unique choice that everyone gets to make for themselves. So, I say that a non profit like Signal is the very base of a free society. Information is free; but, if I want my communications with another human to be private, I have the right to do that. As lawyers, we have another important reason for using secure messaging apps like Signal. Our clients' data and information is sacred, and we have a duty to keep it confidential. If my client and I communicate with Signal, we can ensure that privacy. Would you have it any other way?