Signal

California
Data Security, Telecommunication Services

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

Summary:

Signal is an end-to-end encrypted messaging platform. It has not publicly canceled business relationships due to views or beliefs. Signal does not promote ideologies or external organizations. For these reasons, Signal receives a "Lower Risk" rating.

Criteria
Risk Level
Rationale
Corporate Weaponization
Criteria

Has denied service to customers, suppliers, or vendors due to their political views or religious beliefs OR corporately boycotts, divests, or sanctions regions, people groups, or industries.

Risk Level
Rationale

Signal is “committed to the mission of developing open-source privacy technology that protects free expression and enables secure global communication” (1). There are no publicly known cases of Signal terminating employees or customers due to religious or political beliefs.

Criteria

Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

Signal does not make any charitable contributions.

Criteria

Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.

Risk Level
Rationale

Signal does not publish an employee non discrimination statement beyond its Privacy Policy (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria

Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.

Risk Level
Rationale

Signal does not promote ideological causes or policies.

Criteria

Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.

Risk Level
Rationale

Signal has not used corporate funds to promote ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression.

Criteria

Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

Signal does not have a PAC or make political contributions.

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March 24, 2023

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