Sarah Lai Stirland wrote:
Hi all -- I apologize in advance if I sound like a complete idiot, but
I'm wondering if there's anyone here who would help me to figure out
what the safest and most confidential way is to communicate with
people (some academics) in a country at war. I would like to reach out
to some people for a story I am working on. Popping off a random email
doesn't seem like a good idea.
Please contact me directly.
Thanks.
Sarah
Coded messages & carrier pigeons.
Spread-spectrum radio, with encryption.
Failing that, encrypted email over a VPN - though the very receipt of a
message might get the attention of a serious surveillance operation.
(If I were the FSB, I'd sure by monitoring all VPN users.)
Now, if you're their doctor, or their bank... you could send an email
saying "please log into our secure portal for a message" - and if they
log in over an encrypted connection, from a computer that hasn't been
compromised, you're good to go.
If you're on a common social media platform, that includes an encrypted
messaging feature - you could always use an innocuous post to direct
them to connect securely. I'd be a bit worried if either of you were on
a watch list, though.
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