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Girard442

(6,075 posts) Wed Nov 29, 2017, 02:01 PM Nov 2017

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Did you ever wonder how secure Trump's Twitter feed is?

I mean, Twitter is a social media company. I don't know that they ever made provisions to "harden" their service to the point it can be reliably used by the POTUS to make major announcements. That's no dig against them -- it's not their job. But -- imagine a 3:00 a.m. Trump tweet that threatens to ignite a major war. We couldn't even know for sure it's him.

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Did you ever wonder how secure Trump's Twitter feed is? (Original Post) Girard442 Nov 2017 OP

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welcome to du niyad Nov 2017 #2

I work on the assumption that NOTHING having to do with the orange madman is secure. niyad Nov 2017 #3

I'm not an encryption boffin, but hypothetically couldn't a tag be added to tweets... Girard442 Nov 2017 #4

It may be as insecure as he is. Orsino Nov 2017 #5

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niyad

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2. welcome to du

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Wed Nov 29, 2017, 02:11 PM

Nov 2017

niyad

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3. I work on the assumption that NOTHING having to do with the orange madman is secure.

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Wed Nov 29, 2017, 02:12 PM

Nov 2017

Girard442

(6,075 posts)

4. I'm not an encryption boffin, but hypothetically couldn't a tag be added to tweets...

Reply to niyad (Reply #3)

Wed Nov 29, 2017, 02:16 PM

Nov 2017

...to give a high level of confidence that they originated from the source they claim?

Orsino

(37,428 posts)

5. It may be as insecure as he is.

Reply to Girard442 (Original post)

Wed Nov 29, 2017, 02:18 PM

Nov 2017

It does have reason to be embarrased.

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