Thread! Badly done infosec journalism is like spreading misinfo on vaccines. 


@SamuelGibbs @manisha_bot @KathVinerhttps://twitter.com/dymaxion/status/821002641266397190 …
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Replying to @zeynep
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 …
zeynep tufekci added,
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Also see this. The Guardian article recommends Signal which is great but not a viable choice for many many people.https://tonyarcieri.com/key-rotation-user-experience-crypto-reporting …
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Why isn't Signal viable for many people? It's easily installed on both Android and iPhone
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see thread. I try to get people to convert to Signal almost every day for many years.
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