"I've already said (above) that these kind of signatures are not supposed to
be known by other people who are not part of, or related to, such groups. So,
they're not "hints" for the general population. But, only something that only
the most well-informed part of the population is (now) aware of."
Ok, so this signatures are not made for the general population, I got this.
In your opinion, there are placed on the websites in order to show other bad
companies "we are doing bad things as well!" or which "selected circle" of
people should know about this, and why want the companies to know them?
What benefit does a company gain using such a "secret sign"?
I really can't imagine a single case in which it would be an advantage
nowadays.
Companies have all kind of networks;
Perhaps in medival times it was neccessary to print a secret sign on a flag
so informed men saw it wandering around;