Journalists may want to pay attention. The PC on which you do email and open attachments is not securable. Treat things on it as public.https://twitter.com/matthew_d_green/status/838405167229898752 …
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Get two factor authentication on everything, U2F security key ($17.99 blue one on Amazon) when possible, Google authenticator app otherwise.
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Also dear geeks—pls don't give advice to journalists if you don't deeply understand how they work & their tech background. You'll do harm.
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Why are PCs harder to secure than stripped-down things like iOS and Chromebook?
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Stripped-down isn't a right way to put it. More like those things were designed with different goals.
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@zeynep explains how journalists on any sort of front line should distrust their desktop/laptop, trust iOS/Chromebook.https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/838408234813763584 … -
so remind me why it's a good idea why we should trust running everything through google's serves/clutches again...?
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Uh, wow, no. If you (or your source) identities are important, then you (the journalist) need to understand the tech.
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Journalists who follow simple advice they see in tweets, without understanding it, will not be able to secure themselves/sources.
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