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The Guardian and Cambridge University's Department of Computer Science unveil new secure technology to protect sources (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Academic paper: https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/techreports/UCAM-CL-TR-999.pdf

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[–] [email protected] 47 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I saw the headline and was ready to rage about why they should just use signal instead. Then I read the article and honestly this is a fucking genius use of tech

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (4 children)

I read it and don't understand. Why is this better than Signal? Or the 500 other secure file/messaging protocols?

Jabber seemed to work perfectly for Snowden...

[–] [email protected] 47 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Because analysing network traffic wouldn't allow an adversary to see what you're sending with Signal, but they could still tell you're sendig a secure message.

What the Guardian is doing is hiding that secure chat traffic inside the Guardian app, so packet sniffing would only show you're accessing news.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 days ago (3 children)

analysing network traffic wouldn't allow an adversary to see what you're sending with Signal

How are they analyzing network traffic with Signal? It's encrypted. And why does it matter if they know you're sending a message? Literally everyone using Signal is sending a message.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 days ago (19 children)

Using an encrypted messaging app could itself be a red flag, using a news app is normal behavior.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Timing of messages. They can't tell what you send, but can tell when

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago

I downloaded the guardian app and couldn't find the option.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

Horrible name sadly

[–] [email protected] 52 points 3 days ago

Love seeing open source projects from companies that aren't specifically tech firms

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