Couldn't get into this detail in my talk yesterday
One of the reasons Signal is not a useful privacy suggestion for Iranians is it's censored & cannot be unblocked the way it is in Egypt through domain fronting since the Google app engine is blocked in Iran due to sanctions.https://twitter.com/FredericJacobs/status/946328450008264704 …
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Great point - similar ill-conceived US sanctions lead to the inability to access secure digital tools in Syria in 2011-12. Sanctions hurt activists on the ground in oppressive regimes by removing their access to technology, not the regime. Any ideas
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I think Signal by
@whispersystems should become available through a direct download instead of just Google Play like@guardianproject apps are.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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