> not un-likly scenario where the person you're targeting is using a VPN
Do you think a large proportion of Signal users also use VPNs? I'd expect it would be a higher proportion than the general population but still only a small minority.
Being 'interesting' doesn't make you more likely to understand VPNs and opsec. I expect it makes you more likely to try, but there's a good chance of doing it ineffectively.
I disagree, it does significantly increase the likeliness. Like having cancer makes you significantly more likely to know a lot of medical facts about cancer.
If you fear for your life you are much more likely to have spent time researching how to protect yourself digitally.
There's a lot of nonsense too. In another HN thread, someone was explaining to me that email is more secure than Signal, and desktops more secure than phones - and they had a link to someone's blog to prove it.
That's a HN reader. For the non-technical, it is a minefield.
Do you think a large proportion of Signal users also use VPNs? I'd expect it would be a higher proportion than the general population but still only a small minority.