Also, tech journalists? An (already) fixed html5 attack on browser versions should be reported as.. don't use browsers versions.
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Software has bugs; inevitable. Not every bug and exploit has the same impact for surveillance, and browser and app should be differentiated.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Gadit Bielman
If you or your work is security sensitive, use Signal and WhatsApp on your phone. Do not use desktop versions.https://twitter.com/GadflyBee/status/842055791083458562 …
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Those apps protect the msg content via encryption ... but what about the social info -- who is talking/texting whom? Protected too?
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Meta data not visible in Signal? Cool. What about email apps... such as ProtonMail?
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Signal says they do not log it at all; not sure if it is true zero knowledge but they do shield knowledge from themselves.
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Signal, like Apple, says: we could not provide that data if someone asked for it. But can someone monitor your phone in other ways?
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Not ordinarily but is it hacked? Are you targeted? Is it Android? Very easy to hack. iOs? Much harder but what do you do?
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content may not be that important, but new pattern of calls/texts different from usual pattern... what's s/he up to?
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Whistleblowers and high target people are whole different category. No way to summarize quick advice; no perfect tech solution.
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