Collaborate Disseminate
Prisons want jamming technology to stop criminal activity, but critics warn there would be dire consequences if jamming was allowed to propagate. Continue reading ‘This Is a War’: Prisons Want Cell Phone Jammers to Stop Inmates from Communicating With the Outside World
The Kremlin has been focused on undermining trust in American democracy and elections, but Donald Trump and the Republicans have done it better than Russia ever could. Continue reading The Most Damaging Election Disinformation Campaign Came From Donald Trump, Not Russia
Surveillance capitalism and targeted advertising have become the norm on the internet, and it’s hurting all of us. Continue reading Targeted Advertising Is Ruining the Internet and Breaking the World
How to check if your Gmail, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and other accounts have been hacked. Continue reading How to Tell if Your Account Has Been Hacked
Surveillance takes on different character when it trickles down to more ordinary, everyday users. The significance and threat from IMSI-catchers is multiplied when a lot more people can deploy one using cheap tech from Amazon and free code from Github. Continue reading With $20 of Gear from Amazon, Nearly Anyone Can Make This IMSI-Catcher in 30 Minutes
We asked a bunch of hackers why they love the over-the-top, cult 90s movie ‘Hackers.’ Continue reading Real Hackers Tell Us Why They Love the Movie ‘Hackers’
Tech companies’ obsession with moving data across the internet as fast as possible has made it less safe. Continue reading The Internet Needs More Friction
Many of the most damaging hacks in recent history were only possible because someone failed to update software. Continue reading Patching Is Failing as a Security Paradigm
An Australian hacker has spent thousands of hours hacking the DRM that medical device manufacturers put on CPAP machines to create a free tool that lets patients modify their treatment. Continue reading ‘I’m Possibly Alive Because It Exists:’ Why Sleep Apnea Patients Rely on a CPAP Machine Hacker
I learned the hard way that information security is a double-edged sword. Continue reading How I Lost and Regained Control of My Microchip Implant