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I mainly post on my blog at https://ar.al  (RSS: https://ar.al/index.xml ) and interact on my Mastodon https://mastodon.ar.al . Please follow me there.

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    Aral Balkan‏ @aral 23 Oct 2016

    Amnesty names Facebook most private messenger. Dear @amnesty, I love you but please, go home, you’re drunk.https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2016/10/which-messaging-apps-best-protect-your-privacy/ …

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      2. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 23 Oct 2016
        Replying to @aral

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        Looking forward to @amnesty’s next report that names a factory farm as #1 for animal welfare and McDonald’s as top choice in healthy eating.https://twitter.com/aral/status/790144076179972097 …

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        Aral Balkan @aral
        Amnesty names Facebook most private messenger. Dear @amnesty, I love you but please, go home, you’re drunk. https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2016/10/which-messaging-apps-best-protect-your-privacy/ …
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      2. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 23 Oct 2016
        Replying to @aral

        Dear @amnesty, Love your work but you’re *clueless* on privacy. End-to-end encrypted ≠ private. I’d like to help, let’s chat: aral@ind.ie

        2 replies 12 retweets 33 likes
      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 23 Oct 2016
        Replying to @aral

        At the very least, I hope the folks at @amnesty read https://ar.al/notes/the-nature-of-the-self-in-the-digital-age … to understand the harm that https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2016/10/which-messaging-apps-best-protect-your-privacy/ … will cause.

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      2. Joe Westby‏ @JoeWestby 24 Oct 2016
        Replying to @aral

        But realise nuance didn’t come through in some of our simple messaging, we are trying to fix that. Will send you an email. Thx Joe

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 24 Oct 2016
        Replying to @JoeWestby

        Thanks, Joe. Very concerned about ramifications of people thinking Facebook protects their privacy. Look forward to chatting.

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      2. Caitlin Fitzsimmons  🧜‍♀️‏Verified account @niltiac 23 Oct 2016
        Replying to @aral @natecochrane @amnesty

        What would you name the most private messenger?

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      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 23 Oct 2016
        Replying to @niltiac

        Currently, Signal by @whispersystems on platforms where it doesn’t require a Google account. +@natecochrane @amnesty

        0 replies 1 retweet 5 likes
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      2. Joe Westby‏ @JoeWestby 24 Oct 2016
        Replying to @aral

        Hi Aral, sorry you didn’t like our report. We definitely DON’T say ‘FB Messenger is most secure app’. We ranked companies not apps.

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 24 Oct 2016
        Replying to @JoeWestby

        (Sorry just saw this, reading backwards.) That’s even worse, Facebook’s business depends on violating privacy.

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      4. Joe Westby‏ @JoeWestby 24 Oct 2016
        Replying to @aral

        Its also not an overall assessment of FB approach to privacy. Hopefully this helps explain:https://medium.com/@sherifea/ranking-messaging-apps-on-encryption-and-human-rights-9abdfe90a6c4#.r69hjsfxy …

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      2. Aidan Walsh ‏ @aidan_walsh 23 Oct 2016
        Replying to @aral @amnesty

        Well, the best of the 11 most popularity used. Signal might be better, but not if nobody uses it.

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      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 23 Oct 2016
        Replying to @aidan_walsh @amnesty

        No, not even there. Read https://ar.al/notes/apple-vs-google-on-privacy-a-tale-of-absolute-competitive-advantage … to understand why even that list should favour Apple.

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      2. Linus Nordberg‏ @ln4711 23 Oct 2016
        Replying to @aral @amnesty

        bc signal isn't big enough? This piece says signal https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2016/10/really-practical-ways-to-protect-your-privacy-online/ …

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      3. debo@mastodon.social‏ @__debo 23 Oct 2016
        Replying to @ln4711 @aral @amnesty

        "WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Google Duo all use it for their end-to-end encryption". Do they?

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      4. Linus Nordberg‏ @ln4711 23 Oct 2016
        Replying to @__debo @amnesty @aral

        https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_Protocol …

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      1. Joe Westby‏ @JoeWestby 24 Oct 2016
        Replying to @aral

        Yes big privacy concerns with FB. But on this Q: WA e2e default, Messenger e2e tho not default, both use Signal, better transparency

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      1. Joe Westby‏ @JoeWestby 24 Oct 2016
        Replying to @aral

        Its a human rights analysis not a security audit: how companies respond to privacy threats with encryption. E2e by default minimum req

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      1. HeinZ‏ @R1V37H34D 23 Oct 2016
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        ...only drunk???...this is rather a life-threatening level of intoxication!... /cc @amnesty

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