On 2024-12-09 19:30, Dianne Skoll via linux wrote:
> On Mon, 9 Dec 2024 09:10:57 -0500
> Alan McKay via linux <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Viber is a popular one, is not tied to your phone number, and is not
> > as easy to lose your account.
>
> Hmm... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viber#Security_audit
>
> "In May 2016, Viber published an overview of their encryption
> protocol, saying that it is a custom implementation..."
>
> This gives me pause.
Yes, Roll-Your-Own-Encryption is naive and notorious for catastrophic
failures.
Bruce Schneier has lots of stories of these in his Schneier on Security
newsletter.
> If there is some sort of communication that you want to be protected
> from interception by a nation-state, then this is my recommendation:
>
> Do not communicate it electronically.
>
> Whisper it into the ear of the intended recipient in a crowded and noisy
> location. And then hope that the nation-state doesn't come after you
> or the recipient with batons...
>
> For less-sensitive information, I'd use GnuPG-encrypted email.
>
> Regards,
> Dianne.
slainte mhath, RGB
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