Jun 18, 2024NewsroomPrivacy / Encryption A controversial proposal put forth by the European Union to scan users' private messages for detection child sexual abuse material (CSAM) poses severe risks to end-to-end encryption (E2EE), warned Meredith Whittaker, president of the Signal Foundation, which maintains the privacy-focused messaging service of the same name. "Mandating … [Read more...] about Signal Foundation Warns Against EU’s Plan to Scan Private Messages for CSAM
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Spyware versions of Telegram and Signal on Google Play
For popular messengers such as Telegram, Signal and WhatsApp, there are quite a few alternative clients (not to be confused with clients as in (human) customers; whoever opted this confusing language needs a good talking to) out there. Such modified apps — known as mods — often provide users with features and capabilities that aren’t available in the official clients. While … [Read more...] about Spyware versions of Telegram and Signal on Google Play
Continuous Profiling: A New Observability Signal
We’ve all grown used to logs, metrics and traces serving as the “three pillars of observability.” And indeed they are very important telemetry signals. But are they indeed the sum of the observability game? Not at all. In fact, one of the key trends in observability is moving beyond the ‘three pillars:These three pillars continue to be critically important. But it’s important … [Read more...] about Continuous Profiling: A New Observability Signal
Application Snapshots: A Valuable Observability Signal for Developers
Monitoring is often not the first thing on the mind of the modern developer. Yet, it’s necessary at many points of the software development lifecycle, including: before deprecating an API, before launching a new feature, after launching the feature, and more. In fact, monitoring needs can vary much more than the classic Ops monitoring.There is one type of telemetry data that is … [Read more...] about Application Snapshots: A Valuable Observability Signal for Developers
Signal Messenger Bug Lets Callers Auto-Connect Calls Without Receivers’ Interaction
Almost every application contains security vulnerabilities, some of which you may find today, but others would remain invisible until someone else finds and exploits them—which is the harsh reality of cybersecurity and its current state.And when we say this, Signal Private Messenger—promoted as one of the most secure messengers in the world—isn't any exception.Google Project … [Read more...] about Signal Messenger Bug Lets Callers Auto-Connect Calls Without Receivers’ Interaction