Signal’s New Usernames Help Keep the Cops Out of Your Data
Ephemeral usernames instead of phone numbers safeguard privacy — and makes Signal even harder to subpoena.
Micah Lee
Micah Lee is The Intercept's Director of Information Security. He's a security engineer and an open-source software developer who writes about technical topics, leaked datasets, and the far right. Micah is the author of Hacks, Leaks, and Revelations: The Art of Analyzing Hacked and Leaked Datasets, a hands-on book that teaches journalists, researchers, and activists how to download, research, analyze, and report on datasets.
Contacts:
- micah.lee@theintercept.com
- micah.01 on Signal
- @micahflee@infosec.exchange on Mastodon
- @micahflee.com on Bluesky
- @micahflee on X
- SecureDrop
Posts:
How to Authenticate Large Datasets
Hacked and leaked datasets are more common than ever. Here are some ways to verify they’re real.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Anti-Defamation League Maps Jewish Peace Rallies With Antisemitic Attacks
American Jews have mobilized several thousand Jews across the U.S. to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. ADL calls these Jewish organizations “hate groups.”
Tech Companies and Governments Are Censoring the Journalist Collective DDoSecrets
X and Reddit prevent users from sharing links to Distributed Denial of Secrets. Russia and Indonesia are also blocking access.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Hacked Records Corroborate Claims in Hydroxychloroquine Wrongful Death Suit
Jeremy Parker died soon after taking the drug, which was prescribed to him by a physician with the anti-vaccine group America’s Frontline Doctors.
Is Bluesky Billionaire-Proof?
Here are some answers about the new social media network Bluesky that you don’t need an invite to see.
Los Angeles Tries to Claw Back Public Records After Police Invent New Definition of “Undercover”
The city released 9,310 Los Angeles Police Department headshots to a journalist. Six months later, it’s suing to get them back.
Voices
Elon Musk Is Still Silencing the Journalists He Banned From Twitter
To you, it looks like Musk unblocked journalists like me. It’s an illusion: The truth is that we are still locked out of our accounts.
Voices
Elon Musk Is Taking Aim at Journalists. I’m One of Them.
The tweet — and the journalism — that got me suspended from Twitter.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Covid Disinformation Doctor Wants to Help Elon Musk Do Medical Fact-Checks on Twitter
Convicted U.S. Capitol insurrectionist Simone Gold offered her vaccine disinformation group America’s Frontline Doctors for the job.