Event

Signalgate – The Rise of Alternative Communication Platforms

Date

December 11, 2025

Time

9:05AM ET

Topics

Mass Surveillance
signal

People

Don’t miss this panel discussion at FT Live’s Global Boardroom digital conference featuring Citizen Lab director Ron Deibert in conversation with Meredith Whittaker, president of Signal, and Anne Neuberger, former deputy national security advisor for the United States. The session will explore critical lessons on the use of digital communications offered by the Signalgate scandal. Panellists will discuss the need for security protocols; the risk of legal violations; breaches of national security; harm to international relations; and the need for accountability.

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