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May 3, 2021 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Thread: Protecting Mobile Devices
Contrary to the popular belief, doing a factory reset on your phone does not guarantee removal of sophisticated spyware. As per recent analysis by @citizenlab , Pegasus spyware can persist a factory reset on certain android phones.
If you are a high profile target, always assume that your mobile devices are likely to be targeted. While, the following steps can't ensure protection against sophisticated cyber weapons they will surely help reduce the attack surface.
Jan 13, 2021 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
Whatsapp's new privacy policy has triggered a debate among masses about its alternatives from Privacy/Security standpoint. Clearly, @telegram & @signalapp are popular candidates leading to Q's on which one being more secure. Lets discuss key security differences in this thread
Secure by default: Both, Signal and Telegram support End to end encryption (E2E), however, the Signal has E2E is enabled by default, where-as in the case of Telegram a secret chat has to be initiated to enable E2E on the conversation to conversation basis
