Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://possum.city/@tauon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tauon</span></a></span> </p><p>1) <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CloudAct</span></a> is just <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CyberFacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyberFacism</span></a>, look it up!<br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CLOUD_Act" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CLOUD_Act</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><ul><li>And with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Trumpism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpism</span></a> ravaging the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> must be considered as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/hostile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hostile</span></a> as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> and the <em>"P.R."</em> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> by anyone who takes <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpSec</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ComSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComSec</span></a> seriously!</li></ul><p>-</p><p>2) <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> 's <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Server" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Server</span></a> code is proprietary and since it's centralized we can't trust that the code they release is what's running on their backend! </p><ul><li>Plus their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/App" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>App</span></a> doesn't allow <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ReproducibleBuilds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReproducibleBuilds</span></a> (if Signal was <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FLOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FLOSS</span></a> it would be on <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@fdroidorg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fdroidorg</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fdroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fdroid</span></a>) but alas it isn't!</li></ul><p>-</p><p>3) <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> still demands <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhoneNumbers</span></a> which are <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PII</span></a> either by association (<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Number" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Number</span></a> => <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ICCID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICCID</span></a> = <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SIM</span></a> = <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IMSI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IMSI</span></a> => <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IMEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IMEI</span></a> => Location Data <a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/113467346741876822" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">as I explained before</a><a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/113878565911126519" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">twice</a>) or mandatory <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KYC</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ID</span></a> requirements (even on prepaid cards), which an increasing amount of juristictions <em>do</em>...</p><ul><li>They have no <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LegitimateInterest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LegitimateInterest</span></a>"</em> demanding said <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PersonallyIdentifyingInformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PersonallyIdentifyingInformation</span></a> to begin with! </li></ul><p>-</p><p>But don't take my word for it.<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJoO2uWrX1M" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=tJoO2uWrX1M</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><ul><li>Ask yourself if you'd trust someone <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DSGq9FQKU4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">peddlibg</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Shitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shitcoin</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scams</span></a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MobileCoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MobileCoin</span></a> with your data!</li></ul>