Agree with all @zeynep's points but tone is troubling. Journalists are under threat in this era & need allies and education. Not broadsides.https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/822301430933573632 …
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Dr. Jeanine Finn Retweeted zeynep tufekci
Agree with all @zeynep's points but tone is troubling. Journalists are under threat in this era & need allies and education. Not broadsides.https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/822301430933573632 …
Dr. Jeanine Finn added,
That piece endangered many and may kill funding for future secure apps. Why bother if journalists will do this to good apps?
Journos need secure communications, not poorly researched clickbait. Note how they didn't interview anyone really for the piece.
There were five sources in the original piece - Boelter, Tor Jensen , Ball, Killock, and unnamed WhatsApp spox, yes?
Need to do actual reporting including technical experts. If you go to people and say "backdoor! Security loophole" and get quotes?
The story hinges on claims of one graduate student who may be well-meaning but the issue is actually well-known with good reasons.
And the whole framing is lopsided. Not acceptable. The signatories to that letter among many real tech/security experts.
Which is why I think less adversarial approach will serve interests of activists and public in the long run (IMO obvs).
Perhaps; someone else should do that. I saw much real damage from this story and Guardian has people who should have known better.
I'm genuinely disappointed, angry and scared that the profound harm will not be reversible. And people will get hurt.
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