🇸🇾| HTS militants have discovered one of the hardened underground missile sites beneath the Qalamoun mountains in Syria.
Such bases are constructed by the IRGC with assistance of Syrian forces near Damascus. My only worry is that such sites will now be vulnerable to Israeli undercover agents who’re eager to infiltrate & inspect the site (such as disguised journalists—known to be used in Iran), if they haven’t done so already…
🇸🇾| HTS militants have discovered one of the hardened underground missile sites beneath the Qalamoun mountains in Syria.
Such bases are constructed by the IRGC with assistance of Syrian forces near Damascus. My only worry is that such sites will now be vulnerable to Israeli undercover agents who’re eager to infiltrate & inspect the site (such as disguised journalists—known to be used in Iran), if they haven’t done so already…
In a message on his Telegram channel recently recounting the episode, Durov wrote: "I lost my company and my home, but would do it again – without hesitation." He said that since his platform does not have the capacity to check all channels, it may restrict some in Russia and Ukraine "for the duration of the conflict," but then reversed course hours later after many users complained that Telegram was an important source of information. Telegram was co-founded by Pavel and Nikolai Durov, the brothers who had previously created VKontakte. VK is Russia’s equivalent of Facebook, a social network used for public and private messaging, audio and video sharing as well as online gaming. In January, SimpleWeb reported that VK was Russia’s fourth most-visited website, after Yandex, YouTube and Google’s Russian-language homepage. In 2016, Forbes’ Michael Solomon described Pavel Durov (pictured, below) as the “Mark Zuckerberg of Russia.” Investors took profits on Friday while they could ahead of the weekend, explained Tom Essaye, founder of Sevens Report Research. Saturday and Sunday could easily bring unfortunate news on the war front—and traders would rather be able to sell any recent winnings at Friday’s earlier prices than wait for a potentially lower price at Monday’s open. Telegram has gained a reputation as the “secure” communications app in the post-Soviet states, but whenever you make choices about your digital security, it’s important to start by asking yourself, “What exactly am I securing? And who am I securing it from?” These questions should inform your decisions about whether you are using the right tool or platform for your digital security needs. Telegram is certainly not the most secure messaging app on the market right now. Its security model requires users to place a great deal of trust in Telegram’s ability to protect user data. For some users, this may be good enough for now. For others, it may be wiser to move to a different platform for certain kinds of high-risk communications.
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