TIL it wasn't just @SamuelGibbs. Apparently @manisha_bot wrote the original misleading Guardian WhatsApp piece, endangering so many people.
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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 -
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@SamuelGibbs@manisha_bot IRRESPONSIBLE: "WHATSAPP HAS A BACKDOOR PLEASE CLICK" Not true, but many governments around the world thank you.1 reply 7 retweets 30 likes -
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@SamuelGibbs@manisha_bot Guardian should publish a proper piece or retract, but damage (real damage endangering ppl) is done.@KathViner2 replies 4 retweets 22 likes -
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Eleanor Saitta
Thread! Badly done infosec journalism is like spreading misinfo on vaccines.



@SamuelGibbs@manisha_bot@KathVinerhttps://twitter.com/dymaxion/status/821002641266397190 …zeynep tufekci added,
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Remember the since retracted fraudulent Lancet articles linking autism to vaccination? CIA using vaccine teams to hunt for Bin Ladin? +
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That's what false scaremongering about privacy is like. Polio, almost eradicated, is still around because it survived in Pakistan-Peshawar.
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I dream of waking up one day to find that you’ve only posted kitten photos
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yeah I'm great at parties that way. I will rant long form on this...
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"Hi, nice to meet you. What're you drinking? ... *small talk* Did I tell you about the latest on mass killing dynam—" *hey, wait*
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all I can think of is http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/debbie-downer/n11825?snl=1 …
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