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GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• birdcat@lemmy.ml ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  sure, but also

  „We kill people based on metadata.“

  Michael Hayden, NSA

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  • Tangent5280@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    What does this mean? That people are targetted based on who they’re talking to instead of what they’re saying?

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    • birdcat@lemmy.ml ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      basically.

      even minimal metadata for example from signal contains

      Message dates and times

      Message senders and recipients (via phone number identifiers)

      From these 2 pieces of information, its possible to build social graphs: who talked to who, and when they did it. Also, who’s in a group chat with who else.

      github.com/dessalines/essays/…/why_not_signal.md#…

      (worth to read in full)

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    • Cinner@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      justsecurity.org/…/michael-hayden-kill-people-bas…

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  • GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    OFF WITH HIS HEAD

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