security peeps, I'm not sure how to threat model when we don't yet know the policies of the next administration. Thoughts?
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Also, what if strong encryption gets outlawed in the next four years? The fuck should I say about that to people who are just learning?
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And should I tell people to have a Handmaids Tale kit or something just in case they wake up and the patriarchy has their bank account?
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I don't know whether to laugh or cry about that because... well... good god
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I take our man here at face value, it's just hard to model security based on how vague he is. Also he clearly has never touched a computer
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also, like, yeah, I'm writing something up that's a lot more helpful than just me screamingly despairingly into the void about computers
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so if you think this incredibly unhelpful rant is "helpful" or "worth reading" you should consider reading the thing i'm actually writing
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move everything onto signal and set timers for conversations with sources and editors
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I've been fighting cryptowars since 1990 & would face the same issue; I think you summed the threat up quite well: cluelessness.
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It's a meta-threat model, but between cluelessness & Gilmore's Law, we're in for a bumpy ride + many appeals to 1st Amend't
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Assume mandatory updates will include backdoors & force a choice of security vs. network access, like they force on journos.
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For early obvious threats, the decisions that can be easily taken w stroke of a pen:https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/amp.businessinsider.com/what-trump-can-do-first-days-office-2016-11?client=ms-android-optus-au&sourceid …
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Then, watch Pence closely and see who gets his ear.
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