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   Darnell Clayton :verified: (darnell@one.darnell.one)'s status on Friday, 10-May-2024 22:15:04 JST Darnell Clayton :verified:

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   @BobArelius 😅 TGtracker does not have the greatest reviews. Some are calling it a scam.

   👉🏾 https://www.scam-detector.com/validator/tgtracker-com-review/

   👉🏾 https://www.scamadviser.com/check-website/tgtracker.com

   Also Durov made his fortune from VK (a major social network in Russia 🇷🇺). He was well off before enraging Putin by refusing to remove posts criticizing the dictator & Kremlin. This has been documented by media & bloggers many years ago.

   As far as Telegram goes, “secret chat” encryption is great. Regular chat is not. That is known.

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   Terence Eden (edent@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 01-Apr-2024 09:57:10 JST Terence Eden

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   I wrote this ⬆️ a few years ago.

   As the fallout from the #XZ hack reverberates, expect to see people calling for a "real name" policy for contributors to critical infrastructure.

   But, as I explain, there are several practical problems with that.

   https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2021/02/whats-my-name-again/

   That's before we get to the ethical and privacy issues. Oh, and making it *easier* for attackers to target named individuals.