.@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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Instead of "here's a remote scenario and how to understand what it means", they are publishing breathless scaremongering. This isn't a joke.
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I already sent some warning emails to serious editors of some newspapers of Turkey. No action at all.
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I'm seeing panicked journalists, activists and ordinary people switch to less safe apps since "it's all backdoored." Horrible.
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I wish at least they choose Signal. Unfortunately, they are hypnotised by BTK chief offering them Kamunet.http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/teknoloji/660520/WhatsApp_kullananlar_dikkat__BTK_Baskani_uyardi__Gonderilen_mesajlar....html# …
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Based on my previous experience, I assume Kamunet will not be more secure than a few scrambled bits. Sigh!
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