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Signal subpoena transparency record

Signal published the limited account information it could provide in response to a subpoena.

Event date March 2016 Status Confirmed Review UNCHECKED

What is documented

This is a provider transparency record. It is useful for understanding the difference between encrypted message content and the small amount of account metadata a service may retain.

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SOURCE CLAIM

Signal describes what it received and what it could produce in response to the subpoena.

FACT

A transparency record demonstrates the providers data retention design for the specified period, not a guarantee that every future deployment has identical retention.

Sources

Last link check: 2026-09-27. A link check confirms reachability, not that every claim has been independently reviewed.

  1. Signal and the subpoena Signal company Accessed