Signal Confirms Hack Claims Are Part Of Misinformation Campaign
Encrypted messaging app Signal has not been hacked, the app maker has confirmed. As Signal use in Eastern Europe increases, rumors had started to circulate that the encrypted messaging app had been hacked.
But as misinformation around the Russia-Ukraine conflict escalates, Signal says the hack rumors are part of a “coordinated misinformation campaign.”
El mensajero del futuro ya llegó: https://www.tedic.org/matrix-element-la-mensajeria-del-futuro-ya-llego-parte-1/ #matrix #telegram #signal #whatsapp #privacidad #e2e #cifrado #encriptacion
«Wir sollten alle etwas zu verbergen haben.» Das ist Moxie Marlinspikes Antwort für diejenigen, die sagen, #Datenschutz werde nur von Leuten gefordert, die Leichen im Keller hätten. Marlinspike findet: Jedes Rechtssystem ist anfällig für Manipulationen. Wenn die Mächtigen ihre Macht missbrauchen, kann selbst die banalste Textnachricht zum Verhängnis werden.
Der Programmierer möchte, dass die privaten Konversationen von Menschen auch wirklich privat bleiben. Die #Freiheit des Einzelnen soll durch Computertechnik vor Unternehmen und #Staat|en geschützt werden. Weil er mit Sorge beobachtet, wie grosse Konzerne wie #Google und #Facebook sich an den Daten ihrer Nutzer bereichern, hat er eine eigene Messenger-App gegründet: #Signal.
https://www.nzz.ch/technologie/moxie-marlinspike-der-anarchistische-signal-gruender-ld.1665406 #verschlüsselung #foodnotbombs #it #polizei #duckduckgo #twitter #snowden #mobilecoin
source: https://www.reuters.com/business/whatsapp-co-founder-acton-named-signals-interim-ceo-2022-01-10/
"It's a new year, and I've decided it's a good time to replace myself as the CEO of Signal", he said. #Marlinspike, who will remain on Signal's board, said he is scouting for candidates for the permanent CEO position.
Is someone from WhatsApp a good choice?
Both messengers (WhatsApp and Signal) use the same end-to-end encryption. The roll-out of encryption in WhatsApp was the largest project of its kind and has contributed a great deal to user security. Unfortunately, it has also shown that only the #metadata of the users is needed for #marketing, since little #information can be gathered from the smileys sent by the youth anyway. Besides, if he cares so much about freedom, why didn't he make WhatsApp a free and secure messenger and sell it to #Facebook instead? The development for WhatsApp had therefore been foreseeable. Does he now seek salvation and want to repent?
#news #messenger #change #software #opensource #encryption #management
● NEWS ● #TheVerge #Surveillance #Privacy ☞ #MoxieMarlinspike has stepped down as CEO of #Signal https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/10/22876891/signal-ceo-steps-down-moxie-marlinspike-encryption-cryptocurrency
Signal users worldwide can now send and receive crypto payments right through the app, as reported by Wired — actually, according to Signal, it flipped the switch on this all the way back in November, and just never really publicized it. Accessing your wallet is as simple as tapping your profile picture and selecting “Payments.” To load up, tap on “Add funds,” and the app will give you your crypto wallet address, where you can send MobileCoin.
Like Bitcoin or Ethereum, most cryptos have publicly accessible blockchains where you can look up an address and see both its current balance and incoming/outgoing transactions. MobileCoin, on the other hand, has no such publicly-accessible records and takes steps to defeat tracing, to the point not even Signal knows how much money you have loaded in the app. In this way Signal circumvents the need to identify who purchases what, using what source etc.
Which also means you’ll have to buy/sell the cryptocurrency, and it’s only available on smaller exchanges like BitFinex and FIX.
See https://www.androidpolice.com/signal-cryptocurrency-p2p-payments/
#technology #signal #cryptocurrency #mobilecoin
#Blog, ##cryptocurrency, ##signal, ##technology
Signal users worldwide can now send and receive crypto payments right through the app, as reported by Wired — actually, according to Signal, it flipped the switch on this all the way back in November, and just never really publicized it. Accessing your wallet is as simple as tapping your profile picture and selecting “Payments.” To load up, tap on “Add funds,” and the app will give you your crypto wallet address, where you can send MobileCoin.
Like Bitcoin or Ethereum, most cryptos have publicly accessible blockchains where you can look up an address and see both its current balance and incoming/outgoing transactions. MobileCoin, on the other hand, has no such publicly-accessible records and takes steps to defeat tracing, to the point not even Signal knows how much money you have loaded in the app. In this way Signal circumvents the need to identify who purchases what, using what source etc.
Which also means you’ll have to buy/sell the cryptocurrency, and it’s only available on smaller exchanges like BitFinex and FIX.
See https://www.androidpolice.com/signal-cryptocurrency-p2p-payments/
#technology #signal #cryptocurrency #mobilecoin
#Blog, ##cryptocurrency, ##signal, ##technology
While WhatsApp and most other messengers support end-to-end encryption, Signal is probably still your best choice (of the popularly used options) when you want your conversations and calls to stay private. Given that all communication on Signal is encrypted, including group video calls, the company is running into some unique challenges that need to be addressed when scaling its service. As such, Signal has only supported group calls with up to five participants until now, but it has finally managed to significantly up the limit to 40 people at a time.
See Signal significantly ups its video group call limit, surpassing WhatsApp
#technology #E2EE #encryptedvideo #Signal #instantmessengers
Up to 40 people can now join an end-to-end encrypted video call
Eine erfolgreiche Informationsfreiheitsanfrage
Durch eine Informationsfreiheitsanfrage ist es (endlich) öffentlich geworden, welche Daten das FBI bei verschiedenen Messengerdiensten erfahren kann. Die Liste mit Datum vom 7. Januar 2021 gibt es auch bei Heise. Dort werden auch Unterschiede zwischen einzelnen Messenger-Diensten besprochen.
Die Katastrophe bleibt WhatsApp von Facebook
Wie Heise schreibt, kommt das FBI bei WhatsApp "... an grundlegende Nutzerdaten, Informationen zu geblockten Accounts, zu Adressbüchern und gegebenenfalls sogar Quelle und Ziel jeder Nachricht. Nutzt die Zielperson ein iPhone und hat iCloud-Backups aktiviert, könnten mehr Daten erlangt werden, darunter auch Inhalte der Nachrichten."
Aber gerade der letzte Satz weist darauf hin, dass Apple gegenüber den Sicherheitsbehörden relativ offen ist. So können in Apples iCloud für Backups unter Umständen sogar Nachrichteninhalte eingesehen werden.
Fazit des Vergleichs ist in jedem Fall, dass eine wirkliche Ende-zu-Ende Verschlüsselung weiterhin für die Behörden eine hohe Hürde bedeutet. Deshalb vor allem an die Nutzer von Telegram die Warnung - nutzt diese Art der Verschlüsselung, die funktioniert bei Telegram nicht von allein. Ein weiteres Ergebnis dieser Liste ist, dass die US Behörden Probleme beim Zugriff auf Daten in Ländern außerhalb der USA haben - man sollte auf jeden Fall seinen Dienstanbieter nicht in den USA suchen.
Letzter Hinweis: Diese Liste enthält nur die Zugriffsmöglichkeiten des FBI, welche Zugriffe die Geheimdienste haben - da weiß man nur, dass es mehr sein werden und dass diese auch ohne Subpoena (Vorladung) oder Search Warrant (Durchsuchungsbeschluss) ablaufen ...
Mehr dazu bei https://www.heise.de/news/FBI-ueber-Messenger-An-welche-Daten-von-WhatsApp-Co-US-Strafverfolger-kommen-6282456.html
Link zu dieser Seite: https://www.aktion-freiheitstattangst.org/de/articles/7854-20211206-welche-daten-kann-das-fbi-mitlesen.htm
Link im Tor-Netzwerk: http://a6pdp5vmmw4zm5tifrc3qo2pyz7mvnk4zzimpesnckvzinubzmioddad.onion/de/articles/7854-20211206-welche-daten-kann-das-fbi-mitlesen.htm
Tags: #Verbraucherdatenschutz #Datenschutz #Datensicherheit #Transparenz #Informationsfreiheit #Anonymisierung #Polizei #Geheimdienste #Hacking #Unschuldsvermutung #Verhaltensänderung #Smartphone #Handy #IMSI-Catcher #Verschlüsselung #Facebook #WhatsApp #Telegram #Signal #Microsoft #Apple #Google
Contains no proprietary blobs, unlike Signal. Securely shreds sensitive data from RAM. Supports SOCKS proxy and Tor via Orbot. Protects database with passphrase encryption. #signal #FOSS #messenger #private #secure #android
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source: https://signal.org/bigbrother/santaclara/
Signal doesn’t have access to your messages; your #chat list; your groups; your contacts; your stickers; your profile name or avatar; or even the GIFs you search for. As a result, our response to the subpoena will look familiar. It’s the same set of “Account and Subscriber #Information” that we can provide: Unix timestamps for when each account was created and the date that each account last connected to the Signal #service.
#messenger #justice #police #cybercrime #surveillance #privacy #court #news
Bonjour à toutes et tous,
Ayant deux carte Sim sur le tel, je cherche à savoir comment (si c'est possible) avoir les deux comptes Signal ?
A priori, je ne peux pas mettre l'application en double !
Deux, jours que je cherche et rien de probant, si quelqu'un avait une solution, ce serai bien cool
Je suis sur Android
Merci
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A handful of #FOSS alternatives to #Zoom. #jitsi #p2p #wire #BigBlueButton #signal https://mastodon.sdf.org/@claudiom/107003987510681408
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Je remplace WhatsApp par Signal
255 millions d'amende pour non respect du RGPD, c'est à dire du respect des données personnelles c'est ce que devra payer WhatsApp, filiale de Facebook à l'Irlande. La compagnie fera appel de cette décision. Sans attendre en tout cas, je réactive mon[...]
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Originally posted at: https://numerilibre.fr/je-remplace-whatsapp-par-signal/
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