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Credit to Author: Jillian York| Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2017 15:06:50 +0000

Signal should allow users to create aliases. But until it does, you can use a dummy SIM card to protect your phone number.

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Suing to See the Feds’ Encrypted Messages? Good Luck

April 12, 2017 admin encryption, end-to-end encryption, messaging, Security, signal, Threat Level

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2017 23:37:55 +0000

Suing to See the Feds’ Encrypted Messages? Good Luck

Conservative watchdog Judicial Watch is suing the EPA for staffers’ Signal messages. It may hit the encrypted limits of federal transparency. The post Suing to See the Feds’ Encrypted Messages? Good Luck appeared first on WIRED.

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Time for Journalists to Encrypt Everything

March 10, 2017 admin Donald Trump, encryption, hacking, Media, Opinion, Security, signal, vault 7

Credit to Author: Kate Krauss| Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2017 15:30:43 +0000

Time for Journalists to Encrypt Everything

Opinion: Journalists, and their bosses, must embrace encryption to protect themselves and their sources. The post Time for Journalists to Encrypt Everything appeared first on WIRED.

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WikiLeaks Dumps Docs on CIA’s Hacking Tools

March 8, 2017 admin Bloomberg, Bugcrowd, Casey Ellis, Center for Cyber Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency, Cisco, Craig Dods, Edward Snowden, Equation Group, Hillary Clinton, John Podesta, Juniper, Leonid Bershidsky, national security agency, NSA, Open Whisper Systems, Other, Samsung, signal, smart TVs, The New York Times, The Shadow Brokers, US CIA, vault 7, Weeping Angel, WhatsApp, WikiLeaks, Zero-Day

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2017 18:39:11 +0000

WikiLeaks on Tuesday dropped one of its most explosive word bombs ever: A secret trove of documents apparently stolen from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) detailing methods of hacking everything from smart phones and TVs to compromising Internet routers and computers. KrebsOnSecurity is still digesting much of this fascinating data cache, but here are some first impressions based on what I’ve seen so far.

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Don’t Let WikiLeaks Scare You Off of Signal and Other Encrypted Chat Apps

March 7, 2017 admin encryption, end-to-end encryption, messaging, Security, signal, vault 7, WikiLeaks

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2017 20:00:57 +0000

Don’t Let WikiLeaks Scare You Off of Signal and Other Encrypted Chat Apps

Despite some initial confusion, the CIA hasn’t undermined Signal and other important end-to-end encrypted apps. The post Don’t Let WikiLeaks Scare You Off of Signal and Other Encrypted Chat Apps appeared first on WIRED.

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The Best Encrypted Chat App Now Does Video Calls Too

February 14, 2017 admin encryption, Security, signal, Threat Level, video chat

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 18:55:08 +0000

The Best Encrypted Chat App Now Does Video Calls Too

You’re about to be able to turn on new encrypted calling features. But you may also want to turn off one that could leak your metadata. The post The Best Encrypted Chat App Now Does Video Calls Too appeared first on WIRED.

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Encryption App Signal Adds Video Calls—And a New Privacy Tradeoff

February 14, 2017 admin encryption, Security, signal, Threat Level, video chat

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 18:55:08 +0000

Encryption App Signal Adds Video Calls—And a New Privacy Tradeoff

You’re about to be able to turn on new encrypted calling features. But you may also want to turn off one that could leak your metadata. The post Encryption App Signal Adds Video Calls—And a New Privacy Tradeoff appeared first on WIRED.