The story of An0m Chat, Run by the Police(theguardian.com)
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The story of An0m Chat, Run by the Police
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/sep/11/inside-story-most-daring-surveillance-sting-in-history
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Does this suggest that sending messages via Signal on a stock Pixel Android phone for example, is fairly straightforward for the police to intercept? Why are people paying so much for 'security' when our everyday devices are meant to already be secure (assuming they're used in a competent way)?
Inside the stock Pixel there’re a lot of chips that can identify your device and if you make a big crime you can be traced by the police. But usually, for a normal people, there’s nothing to worry about it, only if you are a criminal you need more security from an average person.
That's a simplistic way of defining security needs. for example, you can be a dissident originated from a country that threaten your life and need an extra layer of security to avoid being blackmailed or killed.
The premise for the device was that it was more secure than an average phone because it only ran the an0m application and other required services, and couldn't for example text.
No.