Oh great. Fake Signal app on the loose.
Plot twist: the 12 year old in question is the nephew of a Colonel in India military intelligence service.
Just speculating here, of course, and I agree with you - something stinks in here, between the uncritical reporting and just plain nonsense.
@ParadeGrotesque Weird article. No one accidentally clones another apps source code, alters the branding and republishes it; without realizing their not creating their own app.
12 year old or not.
@ParadeGrotesque I could get the kid not understanding the implications of doing so.
Just its wierd how this article talks about a kid inadvertently cloning the app. Like thats a thing that can happen.