in which he presented in detail what data can be obtained from the operators of individual messengers. Once again it has been confirmed that it is in vain to look for security on the most popular ones. The dangers in question include potential attacks on instant messaging services or the disclosure of their users’ data to services, the content of messages may also be exposed to the risk of disclosure.
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Last November, Forbes journalist Thomas Brewster pointed out on Twitter that earlier news reports had already revealed that the FBI had resources at its disposal to obtain information about users. However, the document confirms that the services cannot gain access to encrypted messages sent via selected messengers.
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Encrypted messenger. FBI reveals which is safest
From the FBI document it is known that among public communicators, the safest choice would be and Telegram. Signal uses isolated storage that even the server owners cannot access. This means that the operator can only provide the time and date of user account registration and the last time of logging into the service. it doesn’t use end-to-end encryption by default, but there is a way to activate the feature. Therefore, it is worth convincing your friends to make small changes.
The list shared by 9 messengers: iMessage, Line, Signal, Telegram, Threema, Viber, WeChat, WhatsApp, Wickr. If we already know that Signal and Telegram are safe, it is worth taking a look at the others available in Poland. Even though WhatsApp is on the list, it is the least immune to service calls. All you need is a court summons, and the service can provide basic information about users, contact books or billing information about the source and destination of messages, which are collected every 15 minutes.
Apple’s messenger, iMessage, apart from the fact that it can also provide basic information about users on request, will also provide insight into contacts searched by the subject of the proceedings over the last 25 days. Unlike WhatsApp, it won’t disclose your billing information, but it can share a backup of the device being the object of the services.
Source: Gazeta
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