E2E encrypted messaging on Instagram will no longer be supported after 8 May

https://help.instagram.com/491565145294150

#HackerNews #E2EEncryption #InstagramMessaging #PrivacyPolicy #SocialMediaNews #TechUpdate

Every app claims to be "private."

Most are lying.

How to tell the difference:

🚩 RED FLAG: Won't show you code
✅ GREEN FLAG: Open source on GitHub

🚩 RED FLAG: No security audit
✅ GREEN FLAG: Published audit from Trail of Bits/NCC Group/Cure53

🚩 RED FLAG: Just says "encrypted"
✅ GREEN FLAG: Says "end-to-end encrypted"

You don't need to be technical. You need to know what questions to ask.

Full guide: https://snugg.social/en/blog/how-to-verify-encryption-claims

#Privacy #Security #OpenSource #E2EEncryption #PrivacyMatters

Platform privacy comparison:

Signal: 3 data points collected (phone#, account date, last connection)

WhatsApp: 11+ categories, all shared with Meta

Telegram: Most chats stored unencrypted

Discord: ZERO encryption

Choose wisely. Full breakdown: https://snugg.social/en/blog/encrypted-doesnt-mean-private

#PrivacyTools #E2EEncryption #OpenSource

#e2ee #e2eencryption

AMD: Microcode Signature Verification Vulnerability

"... security vulnerability in some AMD Zen-based CPUs. This vulnerability allows an adversary with local administrator privileges (ring 0 from outside a VM) to load malicious microcode patches."

https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-4xq7-4mgh-gp6w

This is exactly the attack against which #confidentialcomputing should protect us

And it won't, when the attacker has access to ring0 of the hardware. Everywhere you don't run yourself.

#cloud