Worse, reporting every usability trade-off (which helps keeps users secure) in such alarmist terms hurts coverage of important weaknesses.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Dr. Jeanine Finn
Yes. Final responsibility for endangering ppl is on
@SamuelGibbs.@kathviner &@gdnreadersed should act to correct.https://twitter.com/JFTitone/status/823195846619566083 …zeynep tufekci added,
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Dr. Jeanine Finn
This, this, this. We must create and subscribe to good press; and show up & demand accountability when they fail!https://twitter.com/JFTitone/status/823198084960239616 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Andrew France 🤦🏻♂️
Not calling it a backdoor doesn't fix. Scaremongering & blanket, misleading recs were the most harmful part.https://twitter.com/Odaeus/status/823221902034538498 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Peter Monnerjahn
The list of signatories has grown to 70, includes some of world's top cryptographers, still waiting for
@Guardian.https://twitter.com/petermonnerjahn/status/823516651786211328 …zeynep tufekci added,
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People who cannot comprehend basics of security—the scope & implications of a threat; what options people have—shouldn't report on security.
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Yes, that's alll they offered. Just plays up "controversy", more clicks, worse than useless. https://twitter.com/ncweaver/status/823522926896902145 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Peter Monnerjahn
People who don't understand technology or security: talk to ppl who do before publishing harmful alarmist pieces.https://twitter.com/petermonnerjahn/status/823524231312973825 …zeynep tufekci added,
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Spire
Don't know. Many reports of people & activists thinking it's no good; and sadly Signal not a viable option for many.https://twitter.com/spiresec/status/823525794655903745 …
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The story is exactly abt how there was a dangerous hole that govs etc cld use, hence “exclusive”: http://www.bildungsbasar.de/2017/01/the-whatsapp-backdoor-myth-and-uncritical-pseudo-journalism/ …
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and the reason this is a problem is bc ppl were promised something different.
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