.@SamuelGibbs @manisha_bot Guardian should publish a proper piece or retract, but damage (real damage endangering ppl) is done. @KathViner
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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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Thanks to Guardian's irresponsible & baseless WhatsApp reporting, I'm flooded w reports of vulnerable folk switching to less secure options.
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@pomeranian99 And totally, and absolutely predictable. It's like they published "vaccines CAUSE DEATH" aka vaccines have rare side effects.4 replies 11 retweets 47 likes -
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Guardian is doubling down on bad reporting on WhatsApp. SO disappointing. The harm is real. The security community should respond.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Peter Monnerjahn
Good overview. I insist WhatsApp's behavior might even keep people safer by keeping them on Whatsapp.https://twitter.com/petermonnerjahn/status/822057605027823617 …
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I’d be sympathetic to that argument too, altho I’d probably prioritise making ppl more aware and defaults more secure.
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More explanations, yes. Maybe even an option to behave like Signal. But as default for their base, this makes sense.
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