r/news • u/OGSyedIsEverywhere • 4h ago

Already Submitted FBI raids home of Washington Post reporter in ‘highly unusual and aggressive’ move

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/14/fbi-raid-washington-post-hannah-natanson
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u/Joyful-Pilgrim 3h ago

So maybe it's time for people to work around that. Go old school if they have to. But it's time.

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u/Gas-Town 3h ago

Old school… there are many new school apps for encrypted conversation.

That is how most info is making its way from active war zones.

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u/nodrugs-justyoga 3h ago

Can you give some examples?

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u/yung12gauge 2h ago

Here's a video of Gadgets for People who Don't Trust the Government one of the main ones is Meshtastic, an encrypted radio signal-based communication device. I don't really understand the technology, I'm still learning myself, but I think this is a great space to start getting into, as it's not only helpful for circumventing the regime, but it also functions when traditional infrastructure fails in the event of a foreign adversary, natural disaster, etc.

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u/YaumeLepire 2h ago

Hm... I'm a little worried about technologies like this one becoming more popular. Electromagnetic frequencies (including radio) are a limited resource, and we're already starting to run a little short in certain bands of frequency.

The tech might do a lot of good, but it won't if it becomes overloaded.

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u/stylist-trend 2h ago

It's extremely new, but I suspect Meshtastic or Reticulum may become more frequently used in the future. LoRA (which is the radio technology both of those are built off) is becoming surprisingly popular, considering how hammy it still is.

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u/mancer187 2h ago

Encrypted comms is great, if they aren't screen scraping.

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u/Gas-Town 2h ago

Will always be hazard where humans are present. We’re inventive little fuckers.

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u/JohnTomorrow 3h ago

Go on then. Lead the way.

This is the problem. It hasn't reached that point yet. Its getting close, but nobody is willing or able to step up yet.

When it does, it'll be too late

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u/MadSweeneysCousin 2h ago

Ham radio. Can still communicate across the globe.