If you’re using iMessage, here’s why the Turkish government might think you’re a spy
The latest arrest and deportation of foreign journalists reveals how misunderstood encryption technology is in Turkey.
The Aug. 27 arrests of two journalists and their translator in Turkey raised important questions about freedom of the press and human rights in the country. But it also brought to light issues about cybersecurity, privacy and a not-so-well-known concern: A lot of people who need to understand encryption software do not.
The two Vice News journalists, Jake Hanrahan and Philip Pendlebury, were released Sept. 3, but their Turkey-based Iraqi translator, Mohammed Ismael Rasool, is still locked up in a prison in Adana.
