Government officials are kind of bad at the internet

The piece outlines several high-profile operational security failures involving consumer apps: U.S. officials reportedly shared sensitive military planning in unauthorized Signal groups; Strava’s public default and heat maps exposed activity around secret bases; reporters quickly identified Joe Biden’s Venmo and mapped associated social circles; and cameras captured sensitive texts between Catalan separatist figures. The article underscores how human error and default-public settings on mainstream platforms can undermine privacy and national security despite encryption or intent.