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Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tweesecake.social/@adisonverlice" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>adisonverlice</span></a></span> it's not just re: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Governments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Governments</span></a> (tho <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> explicitly endorses unsactioned comms to twart attempts at <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FIOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FIOA</span></a> or any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accountability</span></a> for that matter), but individuals or any organization:</p><ul><li>If a system is <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/centralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>centralized</span></a> as in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleVendor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SingleVendor</span></a> and/or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleProvider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SingleProvider</span></a>, it's inherently vulnerable.</li></ul><p>And if <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EncroChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EncroChat</span></a> got pwned, who's gonna guarantee <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> won't if it's actually secure or isn't an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/InsideJob" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InsideJob</span></a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AN%C3%98M" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ANØM</span></a>.</p><p>After all, both <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a>'s Organization and key people like <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Mer__edith</span></a></span> are known to the authorities by more than just their legal name.</p><ul><li>What's gonna prevent <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> from doing a <em>"bag&amp;drag"</em> on her or getting his goons to put a gun on,the developers' heads and force them to,<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/d0x" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>d0x</span></a> all users and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/backdoor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backdoor</span></a> everything (if they didn't already got forced to have some <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LafwulInterception" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LafwulInterception</span></a>"</em> gear in a closet like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Room641A" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Room641A</span></a>... </li></ul><p>After all, Signal <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220112020000/https://twitter.com/thegrugq/status/1085614812581715968" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">can't pull the 5th</a> and refuse to comply!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>TBH, the problem is that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Facebook</span></a> is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uHUVhVBhKc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">allowed to just pay</a> a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/fine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fine</span></a>, instead of facing actual <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/penalties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>penalties</span></a>. </p><ul><li>It's not enough to have <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NSAbook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NSAbook</span></a> pay an insultingly low sum <em>that won't even cover the time needed (or costs) to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/unfuck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unfuck</span></a> this mess and change all the details of an affected person</em>, but to have actual consequences aka. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/jailtime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jailtime</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AssetForfeiture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AssetForfeiture</span></a> against the people from the person who implemented it up to the CxOs!</li></ul><p>Anything else is undue leniency... </p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ITsec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ITsec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpSec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ComSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComSec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DataHoarding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataHoarding</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataProtection</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Leak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Leak</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/D0x" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>D0x</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Doxing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Doxing</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Doxxing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Doxxing</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cybercrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cybercrime</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://todon.eu/@ramonita" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ramonita</span></a></span> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> is a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/centralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>centralized</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleVendor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SingleVendor</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleProvider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SingleProvider</span></a> solution that falls under <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CloudAct</span></a> and demands <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PII</span></a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhoneNumbers</span></a> which makes it trivial to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/d0x" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>d0x</span></a> and harrass members of such a group.</p><ul><li>If you gotta organize, make shure you can't be snitched upon!</li></ul><p>I'll gladly help in that endeavour and explain everything...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://don.linxx.net/@legrex" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>legrex</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.space/@OS1337" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>OS1337</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://packmates.org/@noxypaws" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>noxypaws</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> there are many other options for that that don't require one to self-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/d0x" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>d0x</span></a> with a phone number.</p><p>Like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRC</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a>-Conferencing.</p><p>Espechally the latter one just works and with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MonoclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MonoclesChat</span></a> it's so easy even my mother can do it!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@skymtf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>skymtf</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://alexisart.me/@alexis" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>alexis</span></a></span> </p><p>I mean even other [AFAICT legit but not gonna vouch for anyone] sources like "<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OtokonokoPharmaceuticals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OtokonokoPharmaceuticals</span></a>" don't use major platforms.</p><p>Using <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Shopify" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shopify</span></a> for a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/medication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medication</span></a> store is a huge <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RedFlag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RedFlag</span></a> and shows that this was made as a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SmoothBrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmoothBrain</span></a> op to either <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/d0x" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>d0x</span></a> customers and/or harm them.</p>