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Unilateral Terms Modification

Medium severity
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What it is

Signal can change its rules at any time, and simply by continuing to use the app after a change, you are automatically agreeing to the new rules — even if you didn't read them.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Signal can update its terms and privacy policy at any time, and your continued use of the app automatically counts as agreement to those changes — there is no requirement for Signal to obtain your explicit consent to new terms.

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Why it matters (compliance & risk perspective)

Continued-use acceptance mechanisms mean that material changes — including to privacy practices or liability terms — can become binding without affirmative user consent, which may be insufficient under GDPR for consent-based processing.

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Signal may update the Terms from time to time. When we update our Terms, we will update the 'Last Modified' date associated with the updated Terms. Your continued use of our Services confirms your acceptance of our updated Terms and supersedes any prior Terms.

Institutional analysis (Compliance & legal intelligence)

(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: GDPR Art. 7 requires consent to be freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous — continued use as implied consent is unlikely to satisfy this standard for consent-based processing. GDPR Art. 13(3) requires notification of material changes to processing purposes. CCPA §1798.130 requires businesses to update privacy policies annually. FTC Act Section 5 deception standards require that material changes to privacy practices be clearly disclosed. (2)

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Applicable agencies

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Provision details

Document information
Document
Signal Privacy Policy
Entity
Signal
Document last updated
April 29, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 18, 2026
Last verified
April 18, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-003041
Document ID
CA-D-00305
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
SHA-256
c987bd00ea1fa41c8839b08b6e171831f324f37a5caf9a73223693d82c3902da
Verified
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Change verified
How to Cite
ConductAtlas Policy Archive
Entity: Signal | Document: Signal Privacy Policy | Record: CA-P-003041
Captured: 2026-04-18 11:58:17 UTC | SHA-256: c987bd00ea1fa41c…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/signal/signal-privacy-policy/unilateral-terms-modification/
Accessed: May 2, 2026
Classification
Severity
Medium
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