Since Aug.2024,British journalist #RichardMedhurst has been under investigation with NO charges
we've tried to understand why the #UKAntiterrorPolice has been unable to access his @GrapheneOS phone, as far as we know:
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Since Aug.2024,British journalist #RichardMedhurst has been under investigation with NO charges
we've tried to understand why the #UKAntiterrorPolice has been unable to access his @GrapheneOS phone, as far as we know:
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@smaurizi A must read for free journalists, or those who like correct information.
Before this legal case, #RichardMedhurst kept his #digitalSecurity setups private, but after his devices were seized, he says he is now free to speak openly.
Read our in-depth article on #ComputerWeekly
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#RichardMedhurst has decided to speak to #ComputerWeekly to analyse the key measures he took to protect his #sources in the event of extreme circumstances,such as arrest/risk of imprisonment for refusing to share his password w/the #antiTerrorPolice
#RichardMedhurst's arrest by #UKAntiTerrorismPolice and the raid by #AustrianSecurityServices have been condemned by the general secretaries of the British #NUJ and #iFJ:
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#RichardMedhurst credits the open source #GrapheneOS operating system with protecting his work and his confidential sources
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#RichardMedhurst to #ComputerWeekly about his #GrapheneOS phone:
“To protect my data, I compartmentalised the device into multiple isolated user profiles, effectively giving me multiple phones in one.”
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#RichardMedhurst to #ComputerWeekly:
"a phone is at its most vulnerable after you turn it on and enter your passcode. When you unlock the phone, you are placing your encryption keys in the device’s memory [..] the keys can be extracted by actors who want to access your data"