Collaborate Disseminate
Can a DSL or cable wire between my modem and the ISP be manipulated in any way at the hardware level to sniff the traffic data?
For example by neighbours with physical access to the wires in a big appartment complex, a previous renter or a… Continue reading Is packet sniffing or other manipulation possible at a DSL or cable wire between my modem and the ISP?
Dipoles are a classic builder’s antenna, after all they are usually little more than two pieces of wire and a feedline. But as [Rob] shows us in the video below, …read more Continue reading A Cheap Dipole Antenna from an Extension Cord
Does Wire employ encryption of data at rest?
I generally consider Signal and Wire to be the best tools today for sending information privately between two parties. Both meet the marks on crypto, open-source, 3rd party audits, PFS via the d… Continue reading Does Wire encrypt data-at-rest in their apps?
We’ve seen a fair number of automated wire cutting builds before, and with good reason: cutting lots of wires by hand is repetitive and carries the risk of injury. What’s common to all these automated wire cutters is a comment asking, “Yeah, but can you make it strip too?” As …read more
Continue reading This Automated Wire Prep Machine Cuts and Strips the Wire
For those of us who started experimenting with electricity when we were very young, one of the essential first skills was learning how to twist wires together. It seems like there’s not much to learn, but after a few failed attempts with nothing but your fingers, you learned a few …read more
Continue reading Retrotechtacular: Wire Splicing the Army Way
I recently worked for a customer that showed me that all their network cables are visible. Indeed, cables were never drawn inside walls, conduits or trunks. Instead, they were “hung” on poles close to the ceiling. If a cable needed to pass… Continue reading Security standard that requires network cables to be visible for inspection
Hose clamps have been around as long as we’ve been using flexible hoses. Usually, a clamp consists of a slotted metal strap, and a screw for tightening. Most of us know how quickly they slip when you want to add a bit more torque, or the frustration of not having …read more
Continue reading Perfect Wire Hose Clamps With A Simple DIY Tool
I have the idea that the tapping implementation by my Dutch ISP Ziggo is being abused for non-lawful interception of my internet traffic. It seems that before, Ziggo implemented the legally required wiretapping for intelligence services, b… Continue reading Are there workarounds for the Dutch Tapping system?
The world of DIY circuits for STEM and wearables has a few options for conductors. Wire with Dupont connectors is a standard, as is adhesive copper tape. There’s also conductive nylon/steel thread or ribbon. Which you choose depends on your application, of course, but as a general rule wire is …read more
Continue reading Conductive Tape Current Capacity Comparison
Big changes are afoot for Wire, an enterprise-focused end-to-end encrypted messaging app and service that advertises itself as “the most secure collaboration platform”. In February, Wire quietly raised $8.2 million from Morpheus Ventures and others, we’ve confirmed — the first funding amount it has ever disclosed — and alongside that external financing, it moved its […] Continue reading Messaging app Wire confirms $8.2M raise, responds to privacy concerns after moving holding company to the US