Stephane Ramage filed a whistleblower lawsuit against Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency. The app leaves no trace of calls or text messages.

ATLANTA — A former public affairs officer for the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency (GVRA) filed a whistleblower lawsuit in Fulton County Superior Court.

Stephanie Ramage said she was hired as the public affairs officer in June.

"Shortly after going to work there, my supervisor sent me an invite to the Signal App," Ramage explained.

Ramage claims leadership within GVRA used a phone app known as Signal to communicate on official business. The app is free and all you need is a number to download it. Signal allows people to make calls and message others without leaving any trace of either.

"It was very disturbing to me," Ramage said.

She said she immediately took her concerns to her supervisor.

"I told him I said I’m not going to use that, it’s illegal. That violates the Georgia Open Records Law. He said no, 'It’s just fine. The agency attorney said it’s just fine,'" Ramage added.

She said her next move was to address GVRA's General Counsel.

"He said it was just fine, there’s nothing wrong with it, it’s just fine. I use it, we use. I’m an attorney, I know the law," she explained.

Ramage who is a former journalist and communications officer with the City of Atlanta for 11 years. She said while she's no lawyer, she knows Georgia's Open Records Act.

"This communication doesn’t belong to them. This communication belongs to the...

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