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1. Björn Schießle 🌍 🇪🇺 (bjoern)'s status on Thursday, 13-Dec-2018 09:46:47 UTC Björn Schießle 🌍 🇪🇺

   public authorities "can secretly compel tech companies and individual technologists, including network administrators, sysadmins, and open source developers – to re-engineer software and hardware under their control, so that it can be used to spy on their users. Engineers can be penalized for refusing to comply with fines and prison"... sounds like a nightmare but it is reality in the #UK and #Australia https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/12/new-fight-online-privacy-and-security-australia-falls-what-happens-next #eff #spy #privacy #security

   • Björn Schießle 🌍 🇪🇺 (bjoern)'s status on Thursday, 13-Dec-2018 09:47:57 UTC Björn Schießle 🌍 🇪🇺

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     This is how it (should) work: In the case of Apple’s iMessage, Apple would be compelled to silently add new devices to the list apps think you own: when someone sends you a message, it will no longer just go to, say, your iPhone, your iPad, and your MacBook – it will go to those devices, and a new addition, a spying device owned by the government...

   • Björn Schießle 🌍 🇪🇺 (bjoern)'s status on Thursday, 13-Dec-2018 09:49:34 UTC Björn Schießle 🌍 🇪🇺

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     This is how it (should) work: In the case of Apple’s #iMessage, #Apple would be compelled to silently add new devices to the list apps think you own: when someone sends you a message, it will no longer just go to, say, your #iPhone, your #iPad, and your #MacBook – it will go to those devices, and a new addition, a spying device owned by the government...

   • Björn Schießle 🌍 🇪🇺 (bjoern)'s status on Thursday, 13-Dec-2018 09:49:59 UTC Björn Schießle 🌍 🇪🇺

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     ... With messaging systems like #WhatsApp, the approach will be slightly different: your user interface will claim you’re in a one-on-one conversation, but behind the scenes, the company will be required to silently switch you into a group chat. Two of the people in the group chat will be you and your friend. The other will be invisible, and will be operated by the government.

   • Björn Schießle 🌍 🇪🇺 (bjoern)'s status on Thursday, 13-Dec-2018 09:52:27 UTC Björn Schießle 🌍 🇪🇺

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     bottom line: Don't trust the shiny advertising brochure which tells you about end-to-end encryption, security and privacy if you only get a black box at the end. Only #FreeSoftware, #OpenStandards, #federation and the ability to self host will be able to secure your privacy.