On 2024-12-09 19:30, Dianne Skoll via linux wrote: > On Mon, 9 Dec 2024 09:10:57 -0500 > Alan McKay via linux <linux [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org> wrote: > > > Viber is a popular one, is not tied to your phone number, and is not > > as easy to lose your account. > > Hmm... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viber#Security_audit > > "In May 2016, Viber published an overview of their encryption > protocol, saying that it is a custom implementation..." > > This gives me pause. Yes, Roll-Your-Own-Encryption is naive and notorious for catastrophic failures. Bruce Schneier has lots of stories of these in his Schneier on Security newsletter. > If there is some sort of communication that you want to be protected > from interception by a nation-state, then this is my recommendation: > > Do not communicate it electronically. > > Whisper it into the ear of the intended recipient in a crowded and noisy > location. And then hope that the nation-state doesn't come after you > or the recipient with batons... > > For less-sensitive information, I'd use GnuPG-encrypted email. > > Regards, > Dianne. slainte mhath, RGB -- Richard Guy Briggs -- ~\ -- ~\ <hpv.tricolour.ca> <www.TriColour.ca> -- \___ o \@ @ Ride yer bike! Ottawa, ON, CANADA -- Lo_>__M__\\/\%__\\/\% Vote! -- <greenparty.ca>_____GTVS6#790__(*)__(*)________(*)(*)_________________ To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscribe [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org To get help send a blank message to linux+help [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org