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wired.comSignalGate Isn’t About SignalThe Trump cabinet’s shocking leak of its plans to bomb Yemen raises myriad confidentiality and legal issues. The security of the encrypted messaging app Signal is not one of them.

And once again, SignalGate isn't about Signal. “If you hit yourself in the face with a hammer, it’s not the hammer’s fault. It’s really on you to make sure you know who you’re talking to.”

9/5/25, 1:59 pm41 reposts214 likes

coconutlizard.bsky.social

@coconutlizard.bsky.social

It’s about incompetent sycophants

wired.comHow to Use Signal Encrypted MessagingThe best end-to-end encrypted messaging app has a host of security features. Here are the ones you should care about.

If you don't want to get caught in a SignalGate-esque scandal, here's a guide on how to use the end-to-end encrypted comms app.

wired.comThe WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government SurveillanceDonald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to ev...

Also, if you're wondering why end-to-end encrypted communications are important... let us remind you that Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies by exploiting America' digital surveillance machine. Here's a guide on protecting yourself from government surveillance:

wired.comHow to Protect Yourself From Phone Searches at the US BorderCustoms and Border Protection has broad authority to search travelers’ devices when they cross into the United States. Here’s what you can do to protect your digital life while at the US border.

Talking about surveillance, do CBP officials have the authority to search your phone at the border? The short answer is yes. Here's a guide on protecting yourself from phone searches at the border.

munda ripa et civitas

@hopeislikethesun.bsky.social

For those living within 100 miles of the coast … this applies to you too

wired.comDOGE Is Building a Master Database to Surveil and Track ImmigrantsDOGE is knitting together data from the Department of Homeland Security, Social Security Administration, an IRS that could create a surveillance tool of unprecedented scope.

And in case you missed this, DOGE is knitting together data from the Department of Homeland Security, Social Security Administration, and IRS that could create a surveillance tool of unprecedented scope. Experts fear it may lead to disastrous privacy violations for citizens and immigrants alike.

Moonshadow

@happyparrot.bsky.social

What about the Afrikaners? Yeah, right?

Kitty M

@kittymtl.bsky.social