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This provision establishes Signal's architectural inability to access message content, which defines the scope of data Signal processes and controls. The queuing mechanism for offline delivery represents the limited server-side message handling authorized by the encryption design.
Users operate under terms where message content remains encrypted and inaccessible to Signal throughout transmission and temporary server storage. Users are responsible for managing message history retention on their own devices, as the terms do not establish server-side archival of decrypted messages.
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"Signal cannot decrypt or otherwise access the content of your messages or calls. Signal queues end-to-end encrypted messages on its servers for delivery to devices that are temporarily offline (e.g. a phone whose battery has died). Your message history is stored on your own devices.— Excerpt from Signal's Signal Privacy Policy
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This provision establishes Signal's architectural inability to access message content, which defines the scope of data Signal processes and controls. The queuing mechanism for offline delivery represents the limited server-side message handling authorized by the encryption design.
Users operate under terms where message content remains encrypted and inaccessible to Signal throughout transmission and temporary server storage. Users are responsible for managing message history retention on their own devices, as the terms do not establish server-side archival of decrypted messages.
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