Encrypted messages can be hidden in a seemingly normal conversation on social media
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Secret messages can be hidden in fake conversations generated by AI chatbots. This technique can give people a way to communicate online without arousing oppressive government doubts.
When a message is encrypted for secure transmission, the resulting ciphertext (an unusual string of garbled characters) stands out like a thumb. If you keep secrets in a country where secrets are permitted, that’s fine, but under a brutal dictatorship, this could cause citizens to land in warm waters. Even the British government these days…
Source: www.newscientist.com
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