Kevin Karhan Nov 12, 2024

I hate know-it-alls that think they are smug using #Signal.

  • Guess why noone who has actual heat on them uses that shite?

The only reason they haven't been taken down like #EncroChat is because they are a front like #ANØM!

  • Or does anyone expect Meredith (and Moxie before her) to risk ending in jail for life??

Espechally since #Australia's #NSW criminalized the mere possession of #EncryptedPhones / #CryptoPhones...

  • To me Signal is just the same shite as #CryptoAG and whilst you may laugh at me now, I'll wait and expect your apologies later cuz I #ToldYaSo!
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@kkarhan @lynn @deilann @signalapp you can get a burner phone number, it’s not used for anything other than establishing an identity. after that, keys are provisioned on-device. signing into the de...

5DNEWS PLAYSETJun 10, 2024

Looks like a great read
Dark Wire
https://doctorow.medium.com/https-pluralistic-net-2024-06-04-anom-nom-nom-the-call-is-coming-from-inside-the-ndrangheta-75d8c8fabfe4

Probably would make an exciting film like the one about Blackberry
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlackBerry_(film)

#encryptedphones #blackphone #silentcircle #Zimmermann #pine64 #purism #privacy #evesdropping #pinregister #tapandtrace

Joseph Cox’s “Dark Wire” - Cory Doctorow - Medium

Next weekend (June 7–9), I’m in Amherst, New York to keynote the 25th Annual Media Ecology Association Convention and accept the Neil Postman Award for Career Achievement in Public Intellectual…

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Show threadKevin Karhan Sep 25, 2023

@dalfen @torproject @protonmail

Meanwhile #NSW (#Australia) bans #EncryptedPhones...

https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/pdf/asmade/act-2022-46
https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bill/files/4006/XN%20Dedicated%20Encrypted%20Criminal%20Communication%20Device%20Prohibition%20Orders%20Bill%202022.pdf
https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=4006

MotherboardMay 11, 2023
A collaborative investigation reveals alleged members of the mafia are using encrypted phones from "No. 1 Business Communication." The company is linked to a high profile American businessman, a Ukrainian technologist, and multiple convicted criminals.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/88xgjz/inside-italian-mafias-encrypted-phone-no1bc
#CYBER #encryptedphones #encryption #endtoendencryption #no1bc #no.1businesscommunication #encrochat #sky #phantomsecure #anom
Inside the Italian Mafia’s Encrypted Phone of Choice

A collaborative investigation reveals alleged members of the mafia are using encrypted phones from "No. 1 Business Communication." The company is linked to a high profile American businessman, a Ukrainian technologist, and multiple convicted criminals.

MotherboardFeb 27, 2023
Dutch police hacked and shutdown Exclu, a phone network used by alleged criminals. A promotional video shows professional fighters promoting the phones.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7z897/top-kickboxers-advertised-exclu-encrypted-phones
#CYBER #encryptedphones #exclu #HACK #OrganizedCrime #DutchPolice #worldprivacy #worldnews
Top Kickboxers Advertised Encrypted Phones Used by Organized Crime

Dutch police hacked and shutdown Exclu, a phone network used by alleged criminals. A promotional video shows professional fighters promoting the phones.

MotherboardFeb 15, 2023
Alexander Dmitrienko was an alleged seller for the FBI's honeypot phone company. More than a year and a half after the FBI pulled back the curtain on the operation, Dmitrienko is now in the U.S. to face his charges.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/88qzjk/anom-top-seller-alexander-dmitrienko-flown-to-us
#CYBER #anom #FBI #encryptedphones #an0m #Crime #OrganizedCrime #Comancheros #AFP
One of Anom's Top Alleged Sellers Flown to U.S. to Face Charges

Alexander Dmitrienko was an alleged seller for the FBI's honeypot phone company. More than a year and a half after the FBI pulled back the curtain on the operation, Dmitrienko is now in the U.S. to face his charges.

MotherboardFeb 8, 2023
The Home Office says it wants to target “bespoke” devices used for crime, but critics say it is unclear what a bespoke device is.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/z34p49/uk-proposes-making-sale-possession-of-encrypted-phones-illegal-encrochat-sky
#CYBER #encryptedphones #lawenforcement #anom #sky #encrochat #phantomsecure
UK Proposes Making the Sale and Possession of Encrypted Phones Illegal

The Home Office says it wants to target “bespoke” devices used for crime, but critics say it is unclear what a bespoke device is.

MotherboardFeb 6, 2023
After reading supposedly secure messages for five months, authorities then arrested the alleged owners and some users of Exclu.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxnve9/dutch-police-read-messages-of-exclu
#CYBER #encryptedphones #phantomsecure #mpc #exclu #endtoendencryption #OrganizedCrime #Hacking #lawenforcementhacking
Dutch Police Read Messages of Encrypted Messenger 'Exclu'

After reading supposedly secure messages for five months, authorities then arrested the alleged owners and some users of Exclu.

MotherboardJan 9, 2023
Ciphr became a tool of choice for international drug traffickers before deciding to close last year. Now, the company behind Ciphr is back with a new app called "Mode."
https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5ve7q/ciphr-app-rebrands-as-mode-onyxcorp
#encryptedphones #CYBER #encryption #FBI #encrochat #phantomsecure #Ciphr #Crime
Ciphr, Encrypted App That Served Organized Crime, Rebrands as Enterprise Software

Ciphr became a tool of choice for international drug traffickers before deciding to close last year. Now, the company behind Ciphr is back with a new app called "Mode."

VICE NewsFeb 18, 2022
Encrochat Lawyers Say Clients Haven't Had Fair Trials https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3ab7jk/encrochat-lawyers-say-clients-havent-had-fair-trials #Vice #RSS #News #Bot #encryptedphones #lawenforcement #encrochat #Hacking #hacker #CYBER
Encrochat Lawyers Say Clients Haven't Had Fair Trials

In an open letter an international group of lawyers asked the European Commission and European Parliament to halt new prosecutions until more evidence was presented.