#encrypted-messaging

#encrypted-messaging

Hoberman pleaded guilty in June 2025 to receipt and distribution of child pornography, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office. Filings from the U.S. Attorney's Office, EDNY state that she used encrypted messaging applications to upload, receive, and trade images and videos, including files that depicted infants as young as six months old. The plea was entered in Central Islip before U.S. District Judge Joanna Seybert.

We live in a time where privacy is something we actually have to work to enjoy. Achieving a level of privacy we once had takes work, and you need to start thinking beyond a single desktop, laptop, tablet, or phone -- all the way to your LAN. Before I scare you all off, understand that this starts on the desktop and extends to the LAN. By beefing up both your devices and your network, you'll achieve a level of privacy that you wouldn't otherwise have.

A new report compiled by investigators at Lady Freethinker, Scrolling Through Cruelty, reveals thousands of disturbing videos circulating openly on major social media platforms, where animals are tortured and killed, forced into staged rescues, pitted against one another in fights, and even sexually abused - all for views, clicks, and profit. Collectively, these videos racked up an astonishing 1 billion+ views. The most common animal cruelty content documented was monkey torture, animal fighting, and fake rescues, where animals are deliberately put into dangerous situations so perpetrators can film dramatic "rescues."

The FBI, working with Australia's Federal Police (AFP), created that alternative in the form of a service called "AN0M" that ran on modified smartphones and required users to pay subscription fees for a secure communications service. AN0M also included a backdoor that allowed authorities to access messages sent using the service. Crims didn't know about the backdoor and merrily used AN0M to discuss many evil deeds.

Waltz created the 'Houthi PC Small Group' chat and added top Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg, revealing serious breaches of government operational security protocols.

A lot of them text. That's our main means of communication.