They think they're so smart...
Wanna good laugh?
Stick with me... this thread will have you sleeping VERY well tonight! promise.
Wanna good laugh?
Stick with me... this thread will have you sleeping VERY well tonight! promise.
Today we were reminded the courts sided with the police... with probable cause of a crime, your cell phone credentials must be handed over... and boy has it been working!
In fact, Snowden did a podcast in June showing folks how to get around the technology tracking rioters.
So, we tried to get an updated view of this data... (looks like a fee for service to get to it though)
Notice the spike... right around the time of that podcast in June, wouldn't you say?
Notice the spike... right around the time of that podcast in June, wouldn't you say?
Notice too, the data is tracked by App Annie and then through Citizen. The parent company of Citizen is one called spon... or... look at the logo... spoon?
That reminded me of a little rabbit hole @SCPatriotSC fell down last winter... remember this?
Sometimes it helps to have someone look at something you yourself would never have caught. As a farm girl, a messy table means nothing to me. Well, to SC, it meant EVERYTHING!
Sometimes it helps to have someone look at something you yourself would never have caught. As a farm girl, a messy table means nothing to me. Well, to SC, it meant EVERYTHING!
Back in 2016, an app called "Vigilante" was being tested in NYC... the police HATED it. Apple responded by taking it down almost immediately. Seems transparency against crime just wasn't their thing.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2016/11/04/vigilante-phone-app-alerts-new-york-users-to-crime-but-police-not-thrilled
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2016/11/04/vigilante-phone-app-alerts-new-york-users-to-crime-but-police-not-thrilled
In 2017 "Vigilante" was retooled, and renamed "Citizen. Did you happen to note that "Signal" was completely free?
Is anything EVER free?
The terms of service should scare anyone considering nefarious behavior!
Terms of Service = the classic GOTCHA!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2017/03/08/anti-crime-phone-app-vigilante-with-real-time-alerts-relaunches-as-citizen
Is anything EVER free?
The terms of service should scare anyone considering nefarious behavior!
Terms of Service = the classic GOTCHA!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2017/03/08/anti-crime-phone-app-vigilante-with-real-time-alerts-relaunches-as-citizen
So, let's look at this again... all those downloads. A spike in June proving many watched that podcast with Snowden.... anything else?
Well yes, as a matter of fact there is.
Well yes, as a matter of fact there is.
On August 6th President Trump signed this executive order against WeChat...
Guess what happened next... come on, guess.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-addressing-threat-posed-wechat/
Guess what happened next... come on, guess.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-addressing-threat-posed-wechat/
All those WeChat users made a mad dash for none other than SIGNAL... there was a 30% spike in downloads!
Talk about the classic fiddler! He led them right into a trap!
Talk about the classic fiddler! He led them right into a trap!
Oops, sorry, here's that link https://www.thewrap.com/signal-downloads-spike-after-wechat-ban/#
And lots of people have been arrested...
You see, what good is end to end encryption if your de-encryption data can be accessed? Contact lists? Payment histories?
With access, how hard would it be to analyze cell tower ping data against your phone?
https://www.thewrap.com/signal-downloads-spike-after-wechat-ban/#
You see, what good is end to end encryption if your de-encryption data can be accessed? Contact lists? Payment histories?
With access, how hard would it be to analyze cell tower ping data against your phone?
https://www.thewrap.com/signal-downloads-spike-after-wechat-ban/#
You know, kind of like what the non-public dashboard for RAPTOR is likely doing?
Think you might be able to quickly assess who, what, where, when or why?
Think you might be able to quickly assess who, what, where, when or why?
Well... it looks like that's exactly what's been happening... here's a public website for arrests in Portland... SEVEN pages of nothing but mugshots.
How cool is that!!!
Portland: https://pdxmugshots.com/page/1/
How cool is that!!!
Portland: https://pdxmugshots.com/page/1/