Why are so many journalists On Here and There inviting govt whistleblowers to reach out via insecure (work email and Bluesky DMs, among other things) means?
You have an ethical obligation to direct potential sources someplace safe.
At least INCLUDE a Signal or Proton contact.
You have an ethical obligation to direct potential sources someplace safe.
At least INCLUDE a Signal or Proton contact.
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There's a reason Musk and his DOGE cronies are also using Signal.
Always check the EFF guides on these things, as they're the best at knowing this.
Services like PIA or Tor are where it's at.
At the time the EFF didn't have a dedicated signal line. I was shocked and reached out to Cindy to offer to buy them a phone for that purpose.
All of Signals traffic runs across the Clouds of Google, Amazon, Microsoft & Cloudflare.
Here is explained where it leads to....
https://primal.net/e/note14hf9d3fkkhrsygkyzz8snuwyukckd4yqx0cq62z35cwp53a20a8suw457j
This is where actual physical journalism work is needed. In person interviews and secured recordings that don't get put online.
also #matrix. maybe there should be a matrix room full of journalists interested in leaks.
Upper left corner - block all DMs - no need to mention in Bio ✌️
Your persistence during the first Trump administration and the experience you gained through it is going to be needed by many here.
https://bsky.app/profile/markzaidesq.bsky.social/post/3lgmixv7ofc27
https://bsky.app/profile/wyden.senate.gov/post/3lglwo4xdds2l
Pick up the phone. It still works.
A call does not work. Not now
*assumes your computer/phone isn't hacked, but so does everything else
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna182694
What would you recommend if you think you know better?
thats definitely a REAL name..
SimpleX does some interesting things, but there are reasons experts keep suggesting Signal. 1/
Congress can’t even save itself from Trump. Save whistleblowers from Trump? No time soon while MAGA RINOs are the Republican caucus in Congress.
https://bsky.app/profile/shisadog.bsky.social/post/3lg2poqx2322a
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Great pick by @realDonaldTrump. 10 years ago, Republicans were the party of big business and Dems stood for the little guys, but today the tables have completely turned.
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I don't understand the conflict.
Remember, the national political press is used to covering the big stories like "Biden is old" not "fascism coming to neighborhood you live in" and just excited to be getting clicks again
E.g., [email protected]
Proton is a very secure email service. Probably the best atm.
Yes, it’s been done.
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Its just emails, and Blue sky for me. I can still read!!!
They're the ones that leakers will head to first. Then the other journalists will catch on and do the same.
And good journalists still exist. You just have to look.
One such place is @theguardian.com , a really, really good and independent British newspaper.
And the effort they take to crack one Proton email means less strength on their end to hit us elsewhere.
They cover everything, from phone surveillance, to car surveillance, to protest surveillance. And provide tools to combat it.
That danger is there for nearly any product. And is absolutely a concern for the future.
But right now. Today. And next week. It's okay. So it should be used in this moment, when people are desperately trying to get the info out safely.
So we have to use the tools we currently possess, and work hard to develop new tools.
As I always plug, follow @eff.org they are the experts who track this shit hourly. So follow their advice.
Regardless, your point is valid.
Unsecure is a confidentiality condition.
People should not use Proton.
Signal is better.
Given how widely used proton is for secure comms, if/when it becomes compromised, EFF would be blasting that info out.
Tutanota is another option
Proton disclosed user information that led to an arrest. That doesn't sound too secure to me.
Gotta understand the risks and what's exposed
Most informants getting fired by administration if found.
Store messages in a secure Proton Drive folder that's end to end encrypted. Don't use SMS for 2FA. Get a YubiKey with NFC.
They communicated in the shower with the water on.
Just a thought.