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I'm guessing phone calls and sms isn't encrypted and frequently used. Regardless, just monitoring IPs talking to each other will have you some idea what sites
by jopsen 5y ago
I'm guessing phone calls and sms isn't encrypted and frequently used.
Regardless, just monitoring IPs talking to each other will have you some idea what sites / services they are using.
Also 10 years ago HTTPS wasn't everywhere yet.
- aborsy 5y agoWhy on earth someone like Merkle will use plaintext SMS? I mean, even I don’t use it. Doesn’t she have a competent security team, advising her about OPSec? It’s not just metadata. US spied on communication content. The point is, tools are there; you need to be able to defend yourself against attacks.
- jopsen 5y ago10 years ago... I still use sms with family members, etc. The tools are there... But have you successfully convinced all your friends to use signal? I know Merkles connects to family and friends might not seem critical, but it's probably stuff like that they are aggregating. But just recording phone numbers. But also just getting IPs let's you know what services a person is using. It's my impression that much it the SIGINT Snowdon revealed was metadata.. of course for a target like Merkle there might be more.