[liberationtech] Communicating with people in wartime

[Miles Fidelman]

Sarah Lai Stirland wrote:
> Hi all -- I apologize in advance if I sound like a complete idiot, but 
> I'm wondering if there's anyone here who would help me to figure out 
> what the safest and most confidential way is to communicate with 
> people (some academics) in a country at war. I would like to reach out 
> to some people for a story I am working on. Popping off a random email 
> doesn't seem like a good idea.
>
> Please contact me directly.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Sarah
>
Coded messages & carrier pigeons.

Spread-spectrum radio, with encryption.

Failing that, encrypted email over a VPN - though the very receipt of a 
message might get the attention of a serious surveillance operation.  
(If I were the FSB, I'd sure by monitoring all VPN users.)

Now, if you're their doctor, or their bank... you could send an email 
saying "please log into our secure portal for a message" - and if they 
log in over an encrypted connection, from a computer that hasn't been 
compromised, you're good to go.

If you're on a common social media platform, that includes an encrypted 
messaging feature - you could always use an innocuous post to direct 
them to connect securely.  I'd be a bit worried if either of you were on 
a watch list, though.



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