Submission + - Amazon to FTC: We Don't Use Signal for Business, It Can't Capture Our Genius
theodp writes: GeekWire reports: "At a company known for putting its most important ideas and strategies into comprehensive six-page memos, quick messages between executives aren’t the place for meaningful business discussions. That’s one of the points made by Amazon in its [nothing-to-see-here] response Monday to the Federal Trade Commission’s allegations about executives’ use of the Signal encrypted communications app, known for its 'disappearing messages' feature. 'For these individuals, just like other short-form messaging, Signal was not a means to send 'structured, narrative text'; it was a way to get someone’s attention or have quick exchanges on sensitive topics like public relations or human resources,' the company says as part of its response, filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Seattle."
"Amazon’s filing quotes the company’s founder, Jeff Bezos, saying in a deposition in the case that '[t]o discuss anything in text messaging or Signal messaging or anything like that of any substance would be akin to business malpractice. It’s just too short of a messaging format.' [...] The company’s filing traces the initial use of Signal by executives back to the suspected hacking of Bezos’ phone in 2018, which prompted the Amazon founder to seek ways to send messages more securely."
"Amazon’s filing quotes the company’s founder, Jeff Bezos, saying in a deposition in the case that '[t]o discuss anything in text messaging or Signal messaging or anything like that of any substance would be akin to business malpractice. It’s just too short of a messaging format.' [...] The company’s filing traces the initial use of Signal by executives back to the suspected hacking of Bezos’ phone in 2018, which prompted the Amazon founder to seek ways to send messages more securely."