‘Every message was copied to the police’
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‘Every message was copied to the police’
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#2> Now that the workings have been revealed, An0m is a trick that could surely never be repeated in the world of organised crime. The revelations will push criminals away from technology, even if it makes their work more laborious and slow-moving.
I can imagine future organized crime information flows more closely resembling what was depicted in John Wick: a lot of secretaries and file clerks pushing paper around, using old mechanical adding machines and typewriters; if they do touch a computer, it's a VIC-20 or similarly ancient, internet-incapable device.
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#3For a lot more info on phantom secure, just google "phantom secure vancouver". Vancouver has become well known internationally as a place to launder money through the real estate and casino industry.
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#4This title is useless
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#5Never outsource security if you actually want security...
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#6> There, since 2018, the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Tola) has allowed government agencies to compel telecommunications providers to allow authorities to intercept criminal messages – powers that are not yet available to police elsewhere in the world.
That "yet" is terrifying. If you thought the PATRIOT Act was an overstep, you need to read TOLA. This is the revival of the crypto wars. Good write up on it here [1]
[1] https://www.internetsociety.org/news/press-releases/2021/new...
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#7> Now that the workings have been revealed, An0m is a trick that could surely never be repeated in the world of organised crime. The revelations will push criminals away from technology, even if it makes their work more laborious and slow-moving. I can imagine future organized crime information flows more closely resembling what was depicted in John Wick: a lot of secretaries and file clerks pushing paper around, usi…
Its harder to erase paper trails, so I think the future of crime is using open source or in-house comms tools.
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#8Never outsource security if you actually want security...
Never roll your own security if you actually want security, either. What are we supposed to do :).
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#9> Now that the workings have been revealed, An0m is a trick that could surely never be repeated in the world of organised crime. The revelations will push criminals away from technology, even if it makes their work more laborious and slow-moving. I can imagine future organized crime information flows more closely resembling what was depicted in John Wick: a lot of secretaries and file clerks pushing paper around, usi…
That sounds like it would be a big win for law enforcement. If you can force your opponent to avoid some modern ways to communicate, you can put a big dent in their efficiency.
It's possible that paranoia might lead to criminals avoiding even technology that they could be using safely, further slowing them down.
An old fashioned system also seems like it would require more people, opening up more opportunities for human intelligence operations targeting the network.
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#10> Now that the workings have been revealed, An0m is a trick that could surely never be repeated in the world of organised crime. The revelations will push criminals away from technology, even if it makes their work more laborious and slow-moving. I can imagine future organized crime information flows more closely resembling what was depicted in John Wick: a lot of secretaries and file clerks pushing paper around, usi…
Not unlike the FSB: https://www.rt.com/news/typewriters-russia-order-surveillanc...