STOP Using Proton & Signal? Here’s the TRUTH

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Are Proton privacy and the Signal messaging app still secure? Every year this gets called into question, yet rarely is the full story ever told. In this video, Josh explains what's really happening with these privacy and security apps as well as how it affects YOU directly.
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Video Timestamps
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0:00 - Are Proton & Signal still secure?
0:36 - Cybersecurity confirmation bias
1:20 - Privacy companies & government data requests
2:15 - Encryption & data requests
3:41 - Signal accused of having encryption broken
5:12 - Understanding personal OPSEC with privacy apps
5:50 - How to Remove Proton Recovery Email address
6:23 - How to Hide IP address from Proton
6:36 - Practical privacy in the digital age
7:21 - Should you stop using Proton & Signal?
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It's easy to get swept up in the news that a privacy company has handed over user data to a government intelligence agency. But what are the limitations of companies like Proton or Signal? Or perhaps more importantly, what is YOUR responsibility when using such apps, considering the fact that no single software or service can guarantee you privacy and anonymity?
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