I will rant again on Monday. This should not have happened; should not happen in the future.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Jef Mathiot
Seeing and fighting this for days. Futile. But predictable result of falsely calling a UX choice as "backdoor".https://twitter.com/TouitTouit/status/820740556074713088 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted clovis
No, that is exactly what happens. People falsely told that WhatsApp has a backdoor, so might as well use easy SMS...https://twitter.com/clovis_cormoran/status/820741621335650306 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Jef Mathiot
Breathtaking in its irresponsibility. False scaremongering about these issues is no joke. Guardian, too. GRRRRR



https://twitter.com/TouitTouit/status/820742944797888513 …zeynep tufekci added,
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TIL it wasn't just
@SamuelGibbs. Apparently@manisha_bot wrote the original misleading Guardian WhatsApp piece, endangering so many people.2 replies 7 retweets 18 likes -
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@SamuelGibbs@manisha_bot Since your misleading piece, I watched journos activists & citizens in vulnerable places be thoroughly confused.1 reply 5 retweets 18 likes -
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@SamuelGibbs@manisha_bot Some geeks: Everyone use Signal or PGP! As a user of both: neither scales. And WhatsApp DOES NOT HAVE A BACKDOOR.4 replies 10 retweets 27 likes -
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@SamuelGibbs@manisha_bot Responsible: "folks, you should verify keys, here's how; WhatsApp should add an option for blocking buffered msg"2 replies 6 retweets 21 likes -
until they do so, there is a backdoor
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and they won't do that because they put that backdoor there for law enforcement
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Stop spreading misinformation; bye.
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you're spreading misinformation, and slandering people to boot
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