<story><title>Secure Computing for Journalists</title><url>https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2017/03/05/secure-computing-for-journalists/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>tptacek</author><text>A few weeks ago a bunch of us on Slack tried to put together a brief for journalists on why they should prefer iPhones. It&amp;#x27;s still a work in progress, as you&amp;#x27;ll see, but here&amp;#x27;s a draft:&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;gist.github.com&amp;#x2F;anonymous&amp;#x2F;9f789aabd7e8681dec0cf5781aecf664&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;gist.github.com&amp;#x2F;anonymous&amp;#x2F;9f789aabd7e8681dec0cf5781a...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>ploggingdev</author><text>A few requests&amp;#x2F;suggestions for similar guides and comparisons:&lt;p&gt;* As mentioned by codelitt, a guide for securing Android phones and recommended Android devices, especially at lower price points.&lt;p&gt;* Thoughts on Windows vs Linux vs MacOS from a security perspective.&lt;p&gt;* For people who are only comfortable using Windows, recommendations to lock down devices.&lt;p&gt;* (Already existing) Don&amp;#x27;t use commercial VPNs. Use Algo &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;blog.trailofbits.com&amp;#x2F;2016&amp;#x2F;12&amp;#x2F;12&amp;#x2F;meet-algo-the-vpn-that-works&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;blog.trailofbits.com&amp;#x2F;2016&amp;#x2F;12&amp;#x2F;12&amp;#x2F;meet-algo-the-vpn-th...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;* Explain the Tor browser situation and why it&amp;#x27;s a bad idea to use the Tor browser bundle.&lt;p&gt;* Recommendations for anonymity from an opsec POV.&lt;p&gt;* Recommendations on how to cross borders with minimal privacy intrusions. There&amp;#x27;s lots of bs advice floating around.&lt;p&gt;If there are existing posts about any of the above, please link them in a comment below.</text></comment>
<story><title>Secure Computing for Journalists</title><url>https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2017/03/05/secure-computing-for-journalists/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>tptacek</author><text>A few weeks ago a bunch of us on Slack tried to put together a brief for journalists on why they should prefer iPhones. It&amp;#x27;s still a work in progress, as you&amp;#x27;ll see, but here&amp;#x27;s a draft:&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;gist.github.com&amp;#x2F;anonymous&amp;#x2F;9f789aabd7e8681dec0cf5781aecf664&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;gist.github.com&amp;#x2F;anonymous&amp;#x2F;9f789aabd7e8681dec0cf5781a...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>codelitt</author><text>My only qualm with recommending iPhone only is it doesn&amp;#x27;t take into account other countries where it&amp;#x27;s unaffordable for a journalist to own one. I know a group of journalists in Venezuela for whom an iPhone is simply far too expensive. Import controls in many countries make it this way. I know another group in another country where the exchange rate and low wages make even a $50&amp;#x2F;year VPN is unaffordable.&lt;p&gt;Would be great to see some good guides that take into account the challenges that others outside of the states will face. Perhaps these guides may not have that audience in mind though. Maybe if these guides had a link to a good guide for securing your Android device the best you can, it would serve help those who are financially restrained.</text></comment>