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> widely used in the Middle East, including by the Islamic State militant group I understand the risk associated with rogue people using such a service, but is
by hoppa_liza 10y ago
> widely used in the Middle East, including by the Islamic State militant group
I understand the risk associated with rogue people using such a service, but is not the ability to determine who exactly is using the service counter productive? I.e. for journalists and personas non grata under oppressive regimes.
- derefr 10y agoAre you sure it's being "determined", in a SIGINT sense? Perhaps ISIS have made public mention somewhere of their usage of the service. Or perhaps others (e.g. opposing forces) have just shoulder-surfed some ISIS members using it, or looked through their phones.
- hoppa_liza 10y agoYou are right, it totally skipped me. It is very possible that some of their personnel/phones were captured leading directly to this information.