Opsec: Iphone / ipad update
It has been reported to me that the new iOS update has the ability to turn on iMessage to all devices that share the same apple ID. This means all messages sent from one device will appear on all other devices that share the same apple ID. And all messages received on the device will appear on other devices that share the apple ID. From a COMSEC perspective this could spell disaster for you should one of your devices be outside of your control while conducting "eyes only" messaging operations.
For example, I am often asked: "Why do you need your computer, iPad and iPhone all of the time. Can't I borrow your iPad for a moment?" A moment later you receive a communication from a (ahem)"Sugar Baby" on your phone while your wife is using your iPad. One week later your wife begins a conversation with: "Are you involved with any other women?" At which point there is NO good answer as she has already told you she knows by the question alone. She then advises that: "After my attorney gets done with you, you'll have blood dripping from your ass!". This is what is known my brothers as the classic "bad scene".
Don't wind up with blood dripping from your ass! Practice OPSEC. And keep your COMSEC tight!
Sometimes simpler is better
[QUOTE=Blak Casper;1738690]Even free texting apps like Pinger / Textfree (which are great for the anonymity) show up on your Ipad, etc. Along with the string of messages. Even google voice does this. so if you share devices beware!![/QUOTE]I started with a cheap burner phone years ago and have stuck with it ever since, even though texting on it can be very similar to torture for me. If that's what it takes to get panties on the floor, I'll do it. My Sugar cell doesn't link to anything, and I always store it in the same secure place when it's not in use. As for email, as has been said, I keep a dedicated address for all my Sugar activities, and only access it via the provider's website. I never download anything, not even pics, as much as I might like to sneak a quick peak from time to time. I also make sure to log off every time, even if I'm just going to take a piss. The last thing I want is for a wandering family member to glance at the screen when I've been emailing a baby.
I know this "dual" system can be cumbersome, but it helps to promote in my mind the idea that I am under cover, and my Sugar identity is NOT my real identity