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> However, in the case of the article, the reporter should know to inform her sources not to enter _any_ information linking to her real-world identity into the
by DarkWiiPlayer 7y ago
> However, in the case of the article, the reporter should know to inform her sources not to enter _any_ information linking to her real-world identity into their electronic devices.
Yeah, that had me kinda puzzled as well. Sure, the app seems like a terrible idea, but ultimately it was one of her contacts who put that information into it.
- dredmorbius 7y agoReporters talk to lots of people, who practice very poor tradecraft. Which suggests: everything this story describes also applies to intelligence and law enforcement services. Imagine you're conducting espionage, or are tracking money laundering or drugs smuggling.