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𝕂𝚞𝚋𝚒𝚔ℙ𝚒𝚡𝚎𝚕»Gmail Gets End-To-End Encryption From Google As 21'st Birthday Present: […] Google Claims To Have Invented An Entirely New Type Of Encryption For Gmail Users […]«This is not an April joke and yes Google offers OpenPGP for Gmail Accounts. This is not difficult to set up but too many people are too lazy in my opinion.📧 <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2025/04/01/gmail-gets-end-to-end-encryption-from-google-as-21st-birthday-present/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2025/04/01/gmail-gets-end-to-end-encryption-from-google-as-21st-birthday-present/</a><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/e2ee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#e2ee</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/openpgp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#openpgp</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/email" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#email</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/gmail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gmail</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/mail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mail</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/itsec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#itsec</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#encryption</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#google</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#security</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/april" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#april</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/endtoendencryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#endtoendencryption</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/pgp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pgp</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/joke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#joke</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/birthday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#birthday</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/nojoke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nojoke</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/april" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#april</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/ransomware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ransomware</a>

Open Rights GroupEncryption is essential for cybersecurity 🔐The lack of protections for it in the UK Cyber Security Bill, coupled with the UK's encryption-breaching order against Apple, shows a lack of seriousness about the threats we face.Sign and share our petition to send a message ⬇️<a href="https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/keep-our-apple-data-encrypted" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/keep-our-apple-data-encrypted</a><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/e2ee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#e2ee</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#encryption</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/cybersecuritybill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybersecuritybill</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#security</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ukpolitics</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ukpol</a>

Open Rights Group“The UK cannot claim to be strengthening the country’s cyber defences while at the same time issuing notices to companies like Apple and demanding that they reduce the security of the services they offer."🗣️ <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/@JamesBaker" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@JamesBaker</a> – ORG Programme Manager.<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366619260/Top-cryptography-experts-join-calls-for-UK-to-drop-plans-to-snoop-on-Apples-encrypted-data" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366619260/Top-cryptography-experts-join-calls-for-UK-to-drop-plans-to-snoop-on-Apples-encrypted-data</a><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#encryption</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/cybersecuritybill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybersecuritybill</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#security</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ukpolitics</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ukpol</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/e2ee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#e2ee</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#apple</a>

Jan PenfratBREAKING Secure photo and notes sharing app <a href="https://write.as/api/collections/cryptee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@cryptee</a> introduces editor-to-editor <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#encryption</a> (<a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/E2EE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#E2EE</a>):<a href="https://youtu.be/_Ab7ibFfXBg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/_Ab7ibFfXBg</a>

Privacy GuidesPrivacy Guides is formally taking a stand against dangerous and frightening technologies.<blockquote>Security-focused developers and misguided "advocates" have long attempted to convince those involved in privacy and security that E2EE is an advanced security measure designed to protect your sensitive data, and Privacy Guides has stood by for far too long not setting the record straight.</blockquote><a href="https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/04/01/the-dangers-of-end-to-end-encryption/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/04/01/the-dangers-of-end-to-end-encryption/</a><a href="https://mastodon.neat.computer/tags/EndToEndEncryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EndToEndEncryption</a> <a href="https://mastodon.neat.computer/tags/E2EE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#E2EE</a> <a href="https://mastodon.neat.computer/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Security</a> <a href="https://mastodon.neat.computer/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Privacy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.neat.computer/tags/Article" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Article</a> <a href="https://mastodon.neat.computer/tags/PrivacyGuides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PrivacyGuides</a> <a href="https://mastodon.neat.computer/tags/AprilFools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AprilFools</a>

9x0rg<a href="https://infosec.exchange/@ErikvanStraten" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ErikvanStraten</a>> "They realize the value is not in what is being said but who you are talking to." -- Alexis Roussel.<a href="https://defcon.social/@gtronix" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gtronix</a><a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/E2EE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#E2EE</a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Encryption</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@signalapp</a> no it's not.<ul><li>Otherwise <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OrganizedCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OrganizedCrime</a> would choose <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Signal</a> so hard, you'd be shutdown within weeks by the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FBI</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Mer__edith</a> would be forced to "pull a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LavaBit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LavaBit</a>" and face jailtime for obstruction of justice or snitch on users! </li></ul>Being a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/centralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#centralized</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleVendor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SingleVendor</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleProvider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SingleProvider</a> solution subject to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CloudAct</a> makes you inherently vulnerable by your own choice and thus trivial to shutdown compared to real <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/E2EE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#E2EE</a> with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfCustody" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SelfCustody</a> of all the keys and true <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#decentralization</a> as well as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SelfHosting</a> (i.e. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PGP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PGP</a>/MIME [see <a href="https://chaos.social/@delta" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@delta</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/deltaChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deltaChat</a> et. al.] and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#XMPP</a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OMEMO</a> [see <a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@monocles</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monoclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#monoclesChat</a> et. al.]!)<ul><li>Plus neither of those <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DSGq9FQKU4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">shill</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Shitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shitcoin</a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Scams</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJoO2uWrX1M" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">like</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MobileCoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MobileCoin</a>! </li></ul>And don't even get me started on you collecting <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PII</a> (espechally <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhoneNumbers</a>) for no valid reason, (thus violating <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GDPR</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BDSG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BDSG</a>)...<ul><li>Not to mention relying ob <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/charity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#charity</a> and being a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VCmoneyBurningParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VCmoneyBurningParty</a> isn't sustainable to begin with!</li></ul>But yeah, I'll be patient to shout "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ToldYaSo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ToldYaSo</a>" to your annoying cult of fanboys!

slomosapienAnybody know of a good alternative to <a href="https://buzz.cicadas.surf/tags/matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#matrix</a> for <a href="https://buzz.cicadas.surf/tags/e2ee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#e2ee</a> <a href="https://buzz.cicadas.surf/tags/decentralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#decentralized</a> chat? Consieering <a href="https://buzz.cicadas.surf/tags/xmpp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#xmpp</a> again. Have tried <a href="https://buzz.cicadas.surf/tags/jami" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#jami</a> <a href="https://buzz.cicadas.surf/tags/matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#matrix</a> is pretty good but maintaining it is more hassle than I'd like, and my local users don't really benefit from the <a href="https://buzz.cicadas.surf/tags/federation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#federation</a> aspect much. Just shopping I guess

Kevin Karhan :verified:Seriously, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Signal</a> fans are just <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/cultists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cultists</a> who are unwilling to even consider the possibility that <a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@signalapp</a> as a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VCmoneyBurningParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VCmoneyBurningParty</a> isn't sustainable or that <a href="https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Mer__edith</a> and her predecessor, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Shitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shitcoin</a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Scam</a> - shilling <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CryptoBro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CryptoBro</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Moxie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Moxie</a> ain't their best friends and would happily <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210606070919/twitter.com/thegrugq/status/1085614812581715968" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">risk jail for them</a>.<ul><li>I may sound like <a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_B%C3%BChler_(Kaufmann)" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hans Bühler</a> at this point, but <a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=tJoO2uWrX1M" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Signal has a stench</a> that is very much reminiscent of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AN%C3%98M" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ANØM</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CryptoAG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CryptoAG</a>!</li></ul>I <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ToldYaSo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ToldYaSo</a> and when the evidence is there, I do expect public apologies from every single one of you shills that <a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/111968251463697943" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">live</a> on a "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TrustMeBro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrustMeBro</a>!" mentality believing every <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1thc5DSHwA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">advertising lie</a>!<ul><li>Teach kids proper <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechLiteracy</a> instead and get gud at it. Do a <a href="https://mastodon.earth/@cryptoparty" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@cryptoparty@mastodon.earth</a> / <a href="https://chaos.social/@cryptoparty" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@cryptoparty@chaos.social</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CryptoParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CryptoParty</a> and use real <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/E2EE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#E2EE</a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PGP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PGP</a>/MIME & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#XMPP</a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OMEMO</a> FFS!</li></ul>If Signal was actually secure, it would be used by <a href="https://archive.org/details/darknet_drug_lord" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">every</a> <a href="https://pastebin.com/GrV3uYh5" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">single</a> "Darknet Drug Lord"! <ul><li>But guess why they'd rather <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdab4T_CoN8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">teach</a> stuff like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OfflinePGP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OfflinePGP</a> method instead?</li></ul>Because <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ComSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ComSec</a> requires <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpSec</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InfoSec</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ITsec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ITsec</a>!

Sean O'Brien📱The Trump administration leaked bombing plans… via <a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@signalapp</a> . A journalist was added to the group chat and everyone kept chatting. <a href="https://privacysafe.social/tags/E2EE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#E2EE</a> is great. But humans still make mistakes. OpSec takeaway: encryption ≠ security.

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@ueeu" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ueeu</a> I think crucial parts is looking at it's components, dependencies, size and for apps permissions.<ul><li>Also make shure it uses <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenStandards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenStandards</a>, because <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a> can be just a "smoke grenade" when it's a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/centralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#centralized</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/proprietary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#proprietary</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleVendor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SingleVendor</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleProvider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SingleProvider</a> solution.</li></ul><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ReproduceableBuilds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ReproduceableBuilds</a> for example are important, so the actually released source code is what people actually get served as basis.<ul><li>Both of the latter points are something that <a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@monocles</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monoclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#monoclesChat</a> does perfectly and that <a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@signalapp</a> completely fails at!</li></ul>Plus in terms of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#security</a>, choose *real <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/E2EE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#E2EE</a> with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfCustody" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SelfCustody</a> of all the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Keys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Keys</a>!

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://waldvogel.family/@marcel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@marcel</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WhatsApp</a> hatte nie wirkliche <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/E2EE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#E2EE</a>!<ul><li>Isso...</li></ul>

Marcel WaldvogelBald Ende mit Ende-zu-Ende-Verschlüsselung bei WhatsApp?«WhatsApp-Nachrichten sind Ende-zu-Ende-verschlüsselt. Für Kommunikationen mit der eingebauten KI ergibt das aber kaum Sinn. Denn die Gesprächsverläufe mit der KI werden von Meta gespeichert. Die KI wird mit ihnen auch trainiert.Die KI lässt sich wohl nicht deaktivieren.» <a href="https://waldvogel.family/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WhatsApp</a> <a href="https://waldvogel.family/tags/KI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KI</a> <a href="https://waldvogel.family/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://waldvogel.family/tags/E2EE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#E2EE</a> <a href="https://waldvogel.family/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Meta</a> <a href="https://waldvogel.family/tags/MetaAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MetaAI</a> <a href="https://netzpolitik.org/2025/angriff-auf-privatsphaere-meta-messenger-fuehren-ki-assistenten-in-europa-ein/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://netzpolitik.org/2025/angriff-auf-privatsphaere-meta-messenger-fuehren-ki-assistenten-in-europa-ein/</a>

JonasI've been using Silence for years but would like to use something that's being maintained. <a href="https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Silence_(software)" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Silence_(software)</a> Any recommendations?So far I've only found Deku which doesn't support MMS. <a href="https://github.com/dekusms/DekuSMS-Android" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://github.com/dekusms/DekuSMS-Android</a><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/e2ee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#e2ee</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/sms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sms</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/mms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mms</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#android</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://mastodon.social/@bdf2121cc3334b35b6ecda66e471" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bdf2121cc3334b35b6ecda66e471</a> <a href="https://social.glitched.systems/@froge" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@froge</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@fj" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@fj</a> maybe but it's better than a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/proprietary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#proprietary</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleBendor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SingleBendor</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleProvider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SingleProvider</a> solutiom as it just works even on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/throttled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#throttled</a>, sub-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/2G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#2G</a> speeds over <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tor</a>...<ul><li>And you get real <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/E2EE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#E2EE</a> with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfCustody" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SelfCustody</a> of all the Keys!<a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114223266562515116" translate="no" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114223266562515116</a></li></ul>

Open Rights GroupWhat happens encrypted, stays encrypted… unless you add the world press to the chat 🤡 How to <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/PracticeSafeText" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PracticeSafeText</a>:1️⃣ Use end-to-end encryption. 2️⃣ Check your contacts.FAO: The US Administration. <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/trump-administration-accidentally-texted-me-its-war-plans/682151/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/trump-administration-accidentally-texted-me-its-war-plans/682151/</a>Donate to our campaign to <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/SaveEncryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SaveEncryption</a>: <a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/save-encryption-in-the-uk#/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/save-encryption-in-the-uk#/</a><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/e2ee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#e2ee</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#encryption</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#security</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uspolitics</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#signal</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trump</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hegseth</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/theatlantic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#theatlantic</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uspol</a>

ilias :thepiratebay:oh the journalism... sometimes I'm just stunned at how they write something for the sake of writing <a href="https://inews.co.uk/news/world/trump-officials-war-plans-leak-raises-major-questions-on-intelligence-sharing-3603020" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://inews.co.uk/news/world/trump-officials-war-plans-leak-raises-major-questions-on-intelligence-sharing-3603020</a>the answer is NO. short and simple. what else to discuss here?<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Signal</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EndToEndEncryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EndToEndEncryption</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/E2EE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#E2EE</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnitedKingdom</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SignalGate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SignalGate</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NationalSecurity</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Privacy</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GeoPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GeoPolitics</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://mastodon.social/@fj" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@fj</a> I still think <a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@signalapp</a> has fundamental flaws like demanding <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PII</a> (<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhoneNumbers</a> can't be obtained anonymously around the globe and are trivial to track down to devices and thus users), being subject to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CloudAct</a> as an unnecessary & 100% avoidable risk as well as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Shitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shitcoin</a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Scam</a> shilling (<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MobileCoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MobileCoin</a>) and it's <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/proprietary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#proprietary</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleVendor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SingleVendor</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleProvider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SingleProvider</a> nature that makes it inferior to real <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/E2EE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#E2EE</a> with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfCustody" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SelfCustody</a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PGP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PGP</a>/MIME & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#XMPP</a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OMEMO</a>!

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://kolektiva.social/@licho" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@licho</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/@osman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@osman</a> provide evidence the code <a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@signalapp</a> released is actually being deployed.<ul><li>Whereas <a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@monocles</a> has <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ReproducibleBuilds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ReproducibleBuilds</a> to the point that <a href="https://floss.social/@fdroidorg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@fdroidorg</a> literally pulls their <code>git</code> and builds it from source.</li></ul>Not to mention pushing a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Shitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shitcoin</a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Scam</a> (<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MobileCoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MobileCoin</a>) disqualifies <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Signal</a> per very design! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJoO2uWrX1M" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJoO2uWrX1M</a><ul><li>Given the collection of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PII</a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhoneNumbers</a>, the ability to restrict functionality based off those and the fact that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Signal</a> is subject to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CloudAct</a> make it inherently not trustworthy.</li></ul>And don't even get me started on the fact.it's not sustainable to run it as a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VCmoneyBurningParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VCmoneyBurningParty</a>!<ul><li>As soon as Signal becomes a problem, it will be taken offline, and due to the fact that it is <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/centralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#centralized</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/proprietary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#proprietary</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleVendor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SingleVendor</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleProvider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SingleProvider</a> that's trivial for authorities.</li></ul>Same as identifying users: They already got a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhoneNumber</a> which in many juristictions one can't even obtain without <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ID</a> legally, thus making it super easy to i.e. find and locate a user. Even tze cheapest LEAs can force their local M(V)NOs to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SS7" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SS7</a> a specific number...<ul><li>All these are unnecessary risks, that could've been avoided, but explicitly don't even get remediated retroactively!</li></ul>Again: Signal has a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Honeypot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Honeypot</a> stench, and you better learn proper <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/E2EE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#E2EE</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfCustody" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SelfCustody</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechLiteracy</a> because <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210606070919/twitter.com/thegrugq/status/1085614812581715968" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">corporations can't pull the 5th [Amendment] on your behalf!</a>

jbz🇫🇷 A Win For Encryption: France Rejects Backdoor Mandate｢ The proposed law was a surveillance wish list disguised as anti-drug legislation. Tucked into its text was a resurrection of the widely discredited “ghost” participant model—a backdoor that pretends not to be one. Under this scheme, law enforcement could silently join encrypted chats, undermining the very idea of private communication ｣<a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/24/a-win-for-encryption-france-rejects-backdoor-mandate" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/24/a-win-for-encryption-france-rejects-backdoor-mandate</a><a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/backdoor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#backdoor</a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/e2ee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#e2ee</a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#france</a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a>

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