Shakedown Social

Eva Winterschön🙄 Modern Communications 🙄How shall we contact you? Apparently, not easily.1. Cell phone, no. Inconsistent for years now. - Pixel 9 Fold: hardware failure, provider failure. Couldn't port number from Verizon to GFi. - iPhone 15, hardware failure. Couldn't port from T-Mobile to Verizon. - TCL 60 5G (color eInk), great phone, but I have no idea what the number is among all of the former ones and it's possibly not even turned on anymore.2. SIP / VOIP phone: sure, the desk phone rings, and SMS can be received but can't go out (why? I have no idea, and I'm tired of troubleshooting). 3. Email: sure, if thunderbird didn't keep crashing, corrupting cache, and deleting months of messages during folder sync operations. Backups, sure, but the workflow is so broken now that I don't bother. Filters are ruined, recreating filters - no,no,never,again,please,no, the spam is overwhelming. I don't want to miss using Gmail, come on now, wtf. 4. Matrix? iMessage? XMPP, IRC? Whatsomething? Someothernetwork? Too many networks, too much segmentation, no universal anything, forget useful or consistent notifications across several devices.5. Write me a letter... actually don't, because USPS routinely loses important packages or the mail is stolen by literal gangs and the Feds don't prosecute anymore. Also, I don't own any paper or any pens, and forget about stamps.6. Telegram? Signal? No. Guess what's linked to a cell phone number? And even when you pay for the Very Special Money account on Telegram they will not respond to messages about having lost one's cell phone number (see #1). If you've tried to message me on Telegram since June, those messages are gone - I cannot access them ever again apparently. <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/modernlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#modernlife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/internetsucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#internetsucks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/telegram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#telegram</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#signal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/imessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#imessage</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/sms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sms</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/chat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#chat</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#matrix</a>

R.L. Dane :Debian: :OpenBSD: 🍵 :MiraLovesYou:<a href="https://gladtech.social/@avoca" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@avoca</a>Yeah, the main roadblock for me is the fact that I get new contacts pretty regularly, so it'd be a constant up-hill battle vs. just having <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/rcs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RCS</a> and/or <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/imessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iMessage</a>, dadgummit.But I can't see myself going back to googled <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Android</a>, and if I got an <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/iphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iPhone</a>, it'd be a used one, and only used as a phone, which would suck a lot.Man, I hate <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/rcs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RCS</a> so much. I mean, I hate iMessage and apple, too, but at least I could say, "Sorry, I'm not going to buy an iPhone just so you don't have to think." Now, it's "Sorry, I'm not going to get an iPhone or a normal Android phone just so you can send me videos without them looking like total potatoes."I hate the whole situation around RCS with a passion.

Hacker NewsiMessage integration in Claude can hijack the model to do anything<a href="https://www.generalanalysis.com/blog/imessage-stripe-exploit" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.generalanalysis.com/blog/imessage-stripe-exploit</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HackerNews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iMessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iMessage</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Claude" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Claude</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/integration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#integration</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/exploit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#exploit</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#technology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#security</a>

Andrii Kuznietsov📝 Список із посиланнями на інструкції з увімкнення двофакторної автентифікації (2FA) для найпопулярніших онлайн-сервісів. Часиина 1👇🔹 <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Google</a> (<a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Gmail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gmail</a>, Drive, <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/YouTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#YouTube</a>) 🔗 <a href="https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185839" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185839</a>🔹 <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/AppleID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AppleID</a> (<a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/iCloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iCloud</a>, <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/iMessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iMessage</a>) 🔗 <a href="https://support.apple.com/uk-ua/HT204915" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://support.apple.com/uk-ua/HT204915</a>🔹 <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Facebook</a> 🔗 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/help/148233965247823" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/help/148233965247823</a>🔹 <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Instagram</a> 🔗 <a href="https://help.instagram.com/566810106808145" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://help.instagram.com/566810106808145</a>🔹 <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Microsoft</a> (<a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Outlook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Outlook</a>, <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/OneDrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OneDrive</a>, <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Xbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Xbox</a>) 🔗 <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/help/12408" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://support.microsoft.com/help/12408</a>🔹 <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Telegram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Telegram</a> 🔗 <a href="https://telegram.org/faq#yak-pratsyu-dvoetapna-perevrka" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://telegram.org/faq#yak-pratsyu-dvoetapna-perevrka</a>🔹 <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WhatsApp</a> 🔗 <a href="https://faq.whatsapp.com/1278661612895630/?helpref=tc_about" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://faq.whatsapp.com/1278661612895630/?helpref=tc_about</a>

Ian Brown 👨🏻‍💻Let’s hope an interoperable, <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/E2EE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#E2EE</a>-RCS <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/iMessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iMessage</a> is part of the answer! From: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@fj" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@fj</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@fj/114703250888512349" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mastodon.social/@fj/114703250888512349</a>

spmatich vk3spm :blobcoffee:Nasty <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/spam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#spam</a> Alert for <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Australia</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Auspost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Auspost</a> delivery That country code is from Philippines <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/imessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#imessage</a>

Ian Brown 👨🏻‍💻New: <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DeAppleification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DeAppleification</a> project 🍏Good hardware, if overpriced ✔️Bad software & services, deliberately lacking <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/interoperability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#interoperability</a> ❌ Today, I shut off Apple's closed <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/iMessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iMessage</a> service entirely. Now using <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Beeper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Beeper</a> as a universal inbox, with <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Signal</a>, <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WhatsApp</a> & <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Slack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Slack</a> DMs ✅ Goal: shutting off all 🍏 services will make it much easier to switch to cheaper hardware in future. Which is why Apple’s entire business model depends on tying their hardware to their software & services<a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/RefusalToSupply" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RefusalToSupply</a>

Pepijn BruienneIf you thought the one <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Signal</a> message archiver product was frightening, let me introduce you to the following, an <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/iMessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iMessage</a> quote-unquote archiver: <a href="https://community.globalrelay.com/help/s/article/Setting-up-Your-iOS-Devices-for-Apple-Messages-Archiving" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://community.globalrelay.com/help/s/article/Setting-up-Your-iOS-Devices-for-Apple-Messages-Archiving</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ComplianceIsNotSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ComplianceIsNotSecurity</a>

paradoxСогласно исследованию компании Artezio (входит в ГК «Ланит»), наиболее защищённым приложением для общения среди экспертов считается заблокированный в России мессенджер <a href="https://signal.org/ru/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Signal</a>, пишет «Коммерсантъ». При этом <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/Telegram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Telegram</a>, ранее занимавший в рейтинге пятое место, в перечень наиболее защищённых мессенджеров не вошёл, что связано с существенными изменениями в политике безопасности в 2024 году.По оценкам Artezio, в перечень самых безопасных приложений для обмена сообщениями в 2025 году вошли <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Signal</a>, <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/Olvid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Olvid</a>, <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/Threema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Threema</a>, <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/Element" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Element</a> (<a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/Matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Matrix</a>), <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/Session" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Session</a>, <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/Wickr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wickr</a>, <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/Wire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wire</a>, <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/iMessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iMessage</a>, <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WhatsApp</a> и <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/Viber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Viber</a>. Специалистами оценивались как технические аспекты защиты приложений, так и их устойчивость к актуальным угрозам. В рамках исследования мессенджеры тестировались по 60 ключевым параметрам: от качества шифрования и защиты метаданных до устойчивости к социальной инженерии и прозрачности политик конфиденциальности.<blockquote>«Несмотря на высокую популярность Telegram, он не вошел в обновлённый рейтинг из-за существенных изменений в политике безопасности в 2024 году», — сообщили в Artezio. К тому же, в Telegram отсутствует сквозное шифрование по умолчанию во всех чатах, включая групповые, что является критическим недостатком с точки зрения современных стандартов безопасности, добавили в компании.</blockquote>В свою очередь, Signal (компания-разработчик принадлежит американской НКО Signal Technology Foundation) получил первую позицию рейтинга благодаря открытому коду, минимальному сбору метаданных и инновационной системе «запаздывающего шифрования», обеспечивающей защиту даже при компрометации ключей. В августе 2024 года Роскомнадзор ограничил доступ к Signal в связи с нарушениями, которые позволяют использовать приложение в злоумышленнических целях.Второе место аналитики отдали французскому мессенджеру <a href="https://www.olvid.io/en/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Olvid</a> с уникальной архитектурой zero-trust, не требующей номер телефона или e-mail при регистрации. Третье место получил мессенджер <a href="https://threema.ch/en" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Threema</a> благодаря полному сквозному шифрованию и анонимной регистрации. Четвёртое место у децентрализованной платформы с открытым кодом <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/Element" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Element</a> (Matrix).На пятом месте открытый анонимный мессенджер <a href="https://getsession.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Session</a>, созданный в Австралии, который ранее не входил в рейтинг. Для защиты в нём используется технология маршрутизации: сообщения проходят через несколько промежуточных серверов, каждый из которых «знает» только предыдущий и следующий узлы, но не весь маршрут (как в Tor). WhatsApp добавили в рейтинг благодаря протоколу Signal и шифрованию по умолчанию, но в связи с принадлежностью к Meta✴ были обнаружены возможные каналы утечки метаданных о пользователях.Исследователи определили несколько тенденций на рынке защищенных коммуникаций, существующих в 2025 году. Во-первых, была отмечена деанонимизация стандартных платформ, поскольку мессенджеры стали чаще сотрудничать с правоохранительными органами, что привело к миграции пользователей на альтернативные сервисы. С другой стороны, эксперты отметили значительный рост ценности приватности среди пользователей.Как сообщают в SafeTech Group, мошенники предпочитают использовать для своих схем самые популярные мессенджеры. Если речь идёт о мошеннических звонках от «службы безопасности банка», то чаще всего они применяют Viber и WhatsApp, а для других операций социальной инженерии — Telegram.<a href="https://nnmclub.to/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1795801" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Источник</a><a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/%D0%A0%D0%9A%D0%9D" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#РКН</a> <a href="https://cr8r.gg/tags/%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B7%D0%BE%D1%80" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#роскомнадзор</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://oxytodon.com/@fuchsiii" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@fuchsiii</a> <a href="https://transfem.social/@puppygirlhornypost2" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@puppygirlhornypost2</a> <a href="https://wetdry.world/@kopper" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@kopper</a> granted, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechIlliterates</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Consoomers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Consoomers</a> are just a bad standard to begin with and aligning with the bottom barrel is always gonna lower one's standard.People need to realize there's not one perfect app.<ul><li>They can have multiple very good options that do their part or one shitty bloatware that does nothing even halfway acceptable. </li></ul>The former are <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IRC</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#XMPP</a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OMEMO</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WebCall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WebCall</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OnionShare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OnionShare</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linphone</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Mumble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mumble</a>, …The latter one are <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MicrosoftTeams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MicrosoftTeams</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Discord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Discord</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/QQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#QQ</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WeChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WeChat</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/iMessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iMessage</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Signal</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Matrix</a>, …<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ChooseWisely" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChooseWisely</a>

Mac & iWhatsApp lässt sich auf iPhones erstmals als Standard festlegeniPhone-Nutzer erhalten zum ersten Mal die Option, eine Nicht-Apple-App als Standard für Nachrichten und Anrufe zu wählen. Siri will davon nichts wissen.<a href="https://www.heise.de/news/WhatsApp-laesst-sich-auf-iPhones-erstmals-als-Standard-festlegen-10331571.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.heise.de/news/WhatsApp-laesst-sich-auf-iPhones-erstmals-als-Standard-festlegen-10331571.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon</a><a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apps</a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/iMessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iMessage</a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/iOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iOS</a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/iOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iOS</a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/iPhone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iPhone</a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IT</a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Messaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Messaging</a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Mobiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mobiles</a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WhatsApp</a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#news</a>

DrBob, Neurologist, 🧠MechanicSignal may be the best, most secure messaging App. - Open Source End-to-End Encryption ✅ - Non Profit ✅ - No shareholders to answer to? ✅ - PCMag ‘Editor's Choice’ ✅ - Group & Private Messaging ✅ - Multi-platform ✅ - Google & Meta uses their technology ✅What do you think is the most secure messaging App? Listen to this “tactical, practical, and heretical discussion between Meredith Whittaker, President of <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Signal</a> and leading advocate for secure communication and Guy Kawasaki”<a href="https://vmst.io/tags/telegram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#telegram</a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/whatsapp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#whatsapp</a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#meta</a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#apple</a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/imessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#imessage</a><a href="https://www.pcmag.com/picks/best-secure-messaging-apps" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.pcmag.com/picks/best-secure-messaging-apps</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/AyH7zoP-JOg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/live/AyH7zoP-JOg</a>

David ChartierAnother shoo-in candidate for an app, feature, and company that should not exist.If someone I know is dumb enough to let an AI read all of their messages, I hope they first have a brief moment of clarity to delete any of our conversations and me as a contact entirely.<a href="https://toot.cafe/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> <a href="https://toot.cafe/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://toot.cafe/tags/iMessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iMessage</a> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2025/02/06/new-mac-app-rply-offers-an-ai-fix-for-imessages-you-forgot-about/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://9to5mac.com/2025/02/06/new-mac-app-rply-offers-an-ai-fix-for-imessages-you-forgot-about/</a>

Marcus "MajorLinux" SummersPlease be careful with who you are communicating with.Here's how iMessage scams try to bypass Apple protections <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2025/01/14/security-vulnerability-in-iphones-usb-c-port-and-a-gotcha-with-imessage-scams/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://9to5mac.com/2025/01/14/security-vulnerability-in-iphones-usb-c-port-and-a-gotcha-with-imessage-scams/</a><a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/iMessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iMessage</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Scams</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/iOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iOS</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Vulnerability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Vulnerability</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/USBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USBC</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hardware</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tech</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InfoSec</a>

Avoid the Hack! :donor:CISA, FBI urge Americans to use <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/encrypted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#encrypted</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/messaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#messaging</a> apps to combat Chinese telco hackersICYMI: in OCT 2024, it was reported nation-state threat actor "Salt Typhoon" had deeply compromised most of the major US telecos - AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, etc - likely conduct cyber espionage. Their level of access meant the threat actor could access real-time unencrypted calls and texts + <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/metadata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#metadata</a>.<a href="https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/04/fbi-recommends-encrypted-messaging-apps-combat-chinese-hackers/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/04/fbi-recommends-encrypted-messaging-apps-combat-chinese-hackers/</a>I give my recomendations here (this is not an all encompassing list of every e2e encrypted chat platform out there): <a href="https://avoidthehack.com/best-secure-messengers" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://avoidthehack.com/best-secure-messengers</a>In a "pinch" <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WhatsApp</a> and <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/iMessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iMessage</a> will do (they're not SMS) as they are also e2e encrypted, though they're not recommended from a privacy perspective mostly because of the amount of metadata exposed to the servers.<a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/salttyphoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#salttyphoon</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://infosec.exchange/@xoron" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@xoron</a> I don't want to discourage you at all - in fact I think your goal is not just noble but also worth aspiring to.<ul><li>My recommendation is always to scout out existing solutions, protocols and standards and see if those can be salvaged / used and if not, reason why. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PGP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PGP</a>/MIME may seem crusty but a good UI can make it easy. Same.goes for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OMEMO</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OTR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OTR</a>... </li></ul>But whatever you do, please "DO NOT DIY ENCRYPTION!" <ul><li>Instead delegate it to drop-in libraries (i.e. crypto++ for C++) that are well, maintained and getting audited.</li></ul>Prioritize features early on and make a decision what you want and if/how these can be accomplished. If necessary, have different modes / functions one has to context-switch (i.e. videocalling can't work in an airgapped network unless your callers are in the same (W)LAN).<ul><li>If possible choose to stay platform-independent in terms of tech, so like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WebCall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WebCall</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/JitsiMeet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JitsiMeet</a>, etc. you can simply package that up with <a href="https://nwjs.io" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">nw.js</a>... (Except if you need like a minimalist, (n)curses-style TUI tool like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/enc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#enc</a>)</li></ul>User-test early on. Espechally with "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechIlliterates</a>", if you can.<ul><li>Focus on a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MVP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MVP</a> (minimum viable product) early on. </li></ul>Write <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/documentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#documentation</a> early on since that'll remove headaches. And I don't just mean <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CommentYourCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CommentYourCode</a> but go deep and explain in detail why you chose something. This will help not just you.<ul><li>In terms of "scouting existing solutions" I'd recommend to take a look not just at <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/JitsiMeet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JitsiMeet</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WebCall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WebCall</a>, but also <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Briar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Briar</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ServalMesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ServalMesh</a>, <a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@monocles</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monoclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#monoclesChat</a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@gajim" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@gajim</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/gajim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gajim</a> and <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@micahflee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@micahflee</a>'s <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OnionShare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OnionShare</a>. </li></ul>Make yourself a list what you like and dislike from those. <ul><li>Same with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linphone</a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@zulip" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@zulip</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Zulip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Zulip</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WhatsApp</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Signal</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Threema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Threema</a> and even <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WeChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WeChat</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FacebookMessenger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FacebookMessenger</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/iMessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iMessage</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FaceTime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FaceTime</a> and god forbid <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Skype" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Skype</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MicrosoftTeams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MicrosoftTeams</a> as well as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Slack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Slack</a>.</li></ul>Don't be afraid if your <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/App" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#App</a> can't tick all the boxes at first release. Rather feel free to slowly ibtegrate them. Needless to say I do sincerely wish you good luck and only the best in terms of success.

chris@strafpla.netInteresting: I just got multiple messages about a new Mac added to my <a href="https://mstdn.strafpla.net/tags/Facetime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Facetime</a> / <a href="https://mstdn.strafpla.net/tags/iMessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iMessage</a> Account. This is not the first time. While I have many <a href="https://mstdn.strafpla.net/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> devices, none of them was powered down for longer than a few hours in months. I recently changed PW, I have 2-factor-Auth, Yubi-key, advanced security on, so I‘m **feeling** secure, but I‘m still irritated. Malfunctions(?) like these reduce <a href="https://mstdn.strafpla.net/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#security</a> because they train users to ignore warnings. Bad <a href="https://mstdn.strafpla.net/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a>!

Travis 'Nep' SmithiOS 18 has a major problem for me: iMessage sends messages as RCS by default rather than SMS, and now my friend on an Android phone can’t receive my messages unless I resend each one as SMS.Which is not a preference I can set so I have to manually resend every message after waiting a few seconds for it to failI wonder whose fault this is? 🧐 And how would I even report this?<a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/ios" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ios</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/ios18" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ios18</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/imessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#imessage</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/sms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sms</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/rcs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rcs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#android</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/rogers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rogers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/bug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bug</a>

David ChartierDid y’all know if you select some text on a page in Safari, then share that page in an iMessage, it’ll be sent as a stylish quote + link like this? There’s a character limit before the quote gets cut off with an ellipses, and I don’t know what it is. But it’s a slick presentation. <a href="https://toot.cafe/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> <a href="https://toot.cafe/tags/iMessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iMessage</a>

JL Johnson :veri_mast:Has anyone been able to determine if iPhone sends read receipts to unknown contacts using <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/RCS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RCS</a>? I’ve had this question for a while and disabled read receipts globally (manually enabled for special contacts) because I don’t want bad actors RCSing me and getting a read receipt. <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/OpSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpSec</a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/SMSishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SMSishing</a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/RCSishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RCSishing</a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/iMessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iMessage</a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/iOS18" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iOS18</a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/iPhone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iPhone</a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/ZeroTrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ZeroTrust</a>

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