An accurate story on protecting journalists or activists would highlight: update software. Use two-factor. Get a security key.
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Replying to @zeynep
The biggest danger is not fancy-pants CIA tools (they aren't even fancy pants). It's phishing. There is much you can do to protect yourself.
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Replying to @zeynep
that is completely inaccurate and extremely poor journalism. You are putting lives at risk because everyone has these tools now.
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Replying to @jsalsman
Device insecurity is a major problem; I write about that all the time. Scaring people off Signal is wrong. Will add to thread.
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attacks hooking UI keypress and screen draw string capture are part of almost all the default eavesdropping payloads, rendering...
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...encryption apps completely vulnerable. The payloads also indicate when such apps are in the UI foreground. Thanks for retraction
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Replying to @jsalsman
I write about device insecurity all the time; been doing it for years. Encryption apps are the wrong focus.
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Replying to @zeynep
is there any reason anyone can trust any encryption apps for secure communication when these UI key/draw hooks are prevalent in use?
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Replying to @jsalsman
Use an iPhone, or if you are a high-value journalist use an iPod Touch with Signal and don't do anything else on it? Yeah.
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Replying to @zeynep
firstly, those are specific hardware platforms, and contrary to what you think about them see NIGHTSKIES and https://wikileaks.org/ciav7p1/cms/index.html …
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USB installer! By the time CIA is inserting USB's into your devices, you are indeed toast. (They can drop mic in your home too).
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Replying to @zeynep
where are you reading NIGHTSKIES is a USB-only vector? CRUNCHYLIMESKIES doesn't need physical access or attachment runs, just SMS
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