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A a security-conscious journalist paranoid enough to use burner phones hardly qualifies as an "ordinary user", even if they aren't traditionally technical.
by Macross8299 8y ago
A a security-conscious journalist paranoid enough to use burner phones hardly qualifies as an "ordinary user", even if they aren't traditionally technical.
- tptacek 8y agoLots of people do all sorts of theatrical security things without having any real savvy for the real threats they face.
- dontbenebby 8y ago>Lots of people do all sorts of theatrical security things without having any real savvy for the real threats they face. For example, switching to a dumbphone makes them likely to be more insecure, since they usually operate on 2 or 3g and offer zero encryption.
- tptacek 8y agoI don't think 4G/LTE encryption is a win so much as running your comms over IP, with application-layer encryption, is a win --- and that's something you generally need a smartphone for.