ISSUE 18.23 • 2021-06-21 PUBLIC DEFENDER By Brian Livingston Special smartphones that were supposedly the most super-secretive in the world actually r
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Anom: A $2,000 smartphone that let the FBI listen in
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AskWoody MVPJune 21, 2021 at 2:45 am #2372544Viewing 4 reply threadsAuthorReplies-
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GuestJune 21, 2021 at 2:00 pm #2372686Until the details of the bitcoin transfer are explained, I don’t think you can assume there’s a problem with bitcoin security. It seems much more likely that it’s a problem with these particular actors. Either the bitcoin was held in a custodial account or the private key was copied in some way via a hack.
I spoke to someone with a large amount of bitcoin and was told that the bitcoin community doesn’t think that the bitcoin protocol is at fault, based as it is on public key-private key architecture.
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AskWoody PlusJune 21, 2021 at 10:36 am #2372635Re: “What encryption devices can you trust? You can’t fully trust anything.”
This is why I encrypt at least twice if I really want to keep something secret, such as sensitive passwords. Anything I really want to keep private gets encrypted at least twice using two separate encryption systems from different vendors. That way if one gets breached, I have another. All sensitive data is protected with at least two systems regardless of device.
And yes, I have to memorize three+ passwords and yes, I have to cover the case of total loss, by having backups.
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GuestJune 21, 2021 at 3:47 pm #2372719Thanks for your response, Susan. I am as fascinated by tech of all sorts as other AskWoody folks are. However, the AskWoody site has always been about the pros telling us non-pros how to buy, use, fix, and love tech. The nature of the Public Defender articles is summed up in its title, and there are way more than enough other news outlets already spewing it out. Of course, folks will tell me, “just don’t read it.” I’m not. I’m just hoping AskWoody doesn’t get filled with more off-subject articles. The rest of AskWoody is great! Keep it comin’.
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