Always a good day for the NYT when it can publish a technology take that gives me a spontaneous eyelid twitch. https://twitter.com/kurtopsahl/status/1608187446151512065
Kurt Opsahl on Twitter

“Late contender for worst take of the year: NYT oped argues @signalapp is bad because users might not know it strongly protects comms from surveillance. I, for one, am a “witting” advocate user. https://t.co/3JQ0gVTmOw”

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Encrypted messaging might feel like an “extreme” conception of privacy until you consider the vast number of things we once did in surveillance-resistant private settings that now routinely take place online. It’s like complaining people are allowed to buy homes without hidden microphones because they might plan crimes in them.
@thedextriarchy If you've got a virtual assistant in your house the microphone is already there!