Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>GrapheneOS</span></a></span> It doesn't change the fact that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> requires <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a> and thus full access &amp; reproduceability from source.</p><p>To give you a good example, <em>source-available</em> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tarsnap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tarsnap</span></a> demonstrates that stuff is truly securely encrypted by enabling <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfCustody" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfCustody</span></a> of keys <em>and</em> thus show they can't decrypt anything!</p><ul><li>You may call me paranoid, but having <em>'massive trust issues'</em> saved not only my own life more often than I'd be able to disclose so you may see this as a 'survivorship bias', but we'll only see <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MassSurveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MassSurveillance</span></a> becoming impossible when people ain't just <em>users</em> of some big-ass platform that can be easily targeted once it becomes <em>inconvenient</em> for it's host nation, but actually push for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>decentralization</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechLiteracy</span></a>.</li></ul><p><em>"Just use A, B, C &amp; D, E, F"</em> is the real threat as it sugfests people a <a href="https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/113047066349052609" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">false sense if security</a>.</p><ul><li>Just like a dresh <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechInspection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechInspection</span></a> doesn't prevent one to hose an engine due to lack of oil!</li></ul><p>Collecting any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PII</span></a> <a href="https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/113047045993549018" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>IS the illicit activity</em></a> NO MATTER the excuse...</p><ul><li>You may <a href="https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/113047083361853248" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">choose ignorance</a> but like with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LavaBit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LavaBit</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EncroChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EncroChat</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AN%C3%98M" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ANØM</span></a> I tend to turn out to be right all along.</li></ul><p>Sooner or later the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Enshittification</span></a> of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> will reach a point where you'd rethink and consider apologizing...</p>