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Even though Israel is our "Ally" -- we really shouldn't trust a foreign company with our sensitive messaging. If you're in the government, you should treat Heg

by bb88 1y ago

Even though Israel is our "Ally" -- we really shouldn't trust a foreign company with our sensitive messaging. If you're in the government, you should treat Hegseth and anyone who uses Signal and TMSIGNL as compromised.

decimalenough 1y ago
It's not like Israel would ever spy on the US right? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Pollard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Pollard
- xenator 1y ago
  US spy agencies are world famous weak and heavy relayed on UK and Israel communications.
- EasyMark 1y ago
  Or the US spy on Israel.
- bb88 1y ago
  I'm pretty sure that the US is a high priority intelligence target for Israel. But then any of the big nations should be. Russia, US, China, etc.
huijzer 1y ago
Please tell that to European governments too. The Netherlands military police was using Whatsapp (e.g., https://www.defensie.nl/actueel/nieuws/2022/06/15/maatregelen-na-onderzoek-whatsapp-groep-marechaussee https://www.defensie.nl/actueel/nieuws/2022/06/15/maatregele...). Only Germany has the BwMessenger (Matrix) as far as I know. It makes me wonder what the other militaries are using.
- tnolet 1y ago
  This is misleading bordering on rage bait. There were 11 dutch military police who created a WhatsApp group. This was not allowed and is also not sanctioned or any form of official Military Police communications channel. The leader of those 11 was fired because of it. It says it right there in the article. Stop making drama.
  - ahoef 1y ago
    I do not get the feeling that using WhatsApp was the source of the disciplinary measures here, but rather the racist contents they shared there. So to be fair to GP, this could be much more prevalent.
- oaiey 1y ago
  The matrix development is carried by France a lot for their secure communication. The German affair hopped onto that.
- mikrotikker 1y ago
  I thought DekkoSecure was a standard for encrypted govt/military messaging? Why bother with this COTS consumer crap?
hackernewds 1y ago
trust me that's a feature not a bug

by bb88 1y ago

decimalenough 1y ago

It's not like Israel would ever spy on the US right? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Pollard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Pollard

xenator 1y ago
US spy agencies are world famous weak and heavy relayed on UK and Israel communications.
EasyMark 1y ago
Or the US spy on Israel.
bb88 1y ago
I'm pretty sure that the US is a high priority intelligence target for Israel. But then any of the big nations should be. Russia, US, China, etc.

huijzer 1y ago

Please tell that to European governments too. The Netherlands military police was using Whatsapp (e.g., https://www.defensie.nl/actueel/nieuws/2022/06/15/maatregelen-na-onderzoek-whatsapp-groep-marechaussee https://www.defensie.nl/actueel/nieuws/2022/06/15/maatregele...). Only Germany has the BwMessenger (Matrix) as far as I know. It makes me wonder what the other militaries are using.

tnolet 1y ago
This is misleading bordering on rage bait. There were 11 dutch military police who created a WhatsApp group. This was not allowed and is also not sanctioned or any form of official Military Police communications channel. The leader of those 11 was fired because of it. It says it right there in the article. Stop making drama.
- ahoef 1y ago
  I do not get the feeling that using WhatsApp was the source of the disciplinary measures here, but rather the racist contents they shared there. So to be fair to GP, this could be much more prevalent.
oaiey 1y ago
The matrix development is carried by France a lot for their secure communication. The German affair hopped onto that.
mikrotikker 1y ago
I thought DekkoSecure was a standard for encrypted govt/military messaging? Why bother with this COTS consumer crap?

hackernewds 1y ago

trust me that's a feature not a bug