Dear Journalists. You are being played. This is the second stupidest story from this batch. Don't regurgitate PR without talking to experts.https://twitter.com/AP/status/839860255400026112 …
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I reiterate, journalists: I will direct you to credible security experts. Also, signatories here are actual experts: http://technosociology.org/?page_id=1687
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Stupidest stories were about how Signal was compromised—when the leak actually showed its strength. Samsung TV wasn't a remote exploit. etc.
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Would you report whatever Dr.Oz said about medical issues without talking to lots of actual independent, top medical researchers? Same here.
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Unfortunately, there are many snake oil sellers in the field of security and "cyber." It is rivaled maybe by fitness and diet industries.
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So, like any technical beat, reporters have to rely on real experts—but the "rush to print" & "sensationalize to click" works against that.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Matthew Green
Meanwhile, this is the genuine lol reaction that "claim" deserved.https://twitter.com/matthew_d_green/status/839901265538732034 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted
Journalists, extra read this thread please. Claims need to be checked, carefully, with real experts, not parroted. https://twitter.com/pwnallthethings/status/839925551221592064 …
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I want to add; for years and years I have written about the crappy state of device security. I WANT THIS ISSUE HIGHLIGHTED. But not with BS.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted SwiftOnSecurity
I mean, many fell for this JUST YESTERDAY. Think today before parroting a WL press release in your headline?https://twitter.com/SwiftOnSecurity/status/839335866141138944 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted zeynep tufekci
And an update to this thread:https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/839962367916138498 …
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