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Posted on 11/18/2015 5:03:53 PM PST by george76
The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) uses a 34-page manual to instruct its followers on how to stay invisible on the Internet.
The Arabic document was translated and released this week by analysts at the Combating Terrorism Center, an independent research group at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
It includes warnings to avoid Instagram because it is owned by Facebook, and Dropbox because former secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sits on its board of investors. Famous government leaker Edward Snowden has also criticized Dropbox over its privacy, the document notes.
Users are also directed to use Apple's encrypted FaceTime and iMessage features over regular unencrypted text and chat features.
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the center also revealed a 24-hour "help desk" that ISIS maintains to help potential jihadists encrypt their communications in order to evade authorities.
These discoveries have stoked the fears of law enforcement and some lawmakers that terrorists are increasingly hiding behind digital tools and leaving investigators blind to potential deadly plots.
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While unsurprising, documents showing that ISIS explicitly directs its followers to Apple's encrypted features are likely to intensify the already mounting pressure on Silicon Valley's major players to work with the government on decrypting data for investigators.
The tech community has long argued that unbreakable encryption is vital to ensuring digital rights and protecting personal information from hackers and government spies. Others have also argued that American tech firms would lose business to overseas companies if consumers knew the government had been ensured access to their data.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
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Is there an English language version?
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