Decoding small QR codes by hand
Decoding small QR codes by hand
Some notes on Local-First Development
Some notes on Local-First Development
The Cloud Is a Prison. Can the Local-First Software Movement Set Us Free?
The Cloud Is a Prison. Can the Local-First Software Movement Set Us Free?
When Did Postgres Become Cool?
When Did Postgres Become Cool?
Stop Trying to Make Social Networks Succeed
Stop Trying to Make Social Networks Succeed
How to Kill a Decentralised Network (such as the Fediverse)
How to Kill a Decentralised Network (such as the Fediverse)
WTF is a KDF?
WTF is a KDF?
Of course the attention economy is threatened by the Fediverse
Of course the attention economy is threatened by the Fediverse
How ‘radioactive data’ could help reveal malicious AIs
How ‘radioactive data’ could help reveal malicious AIs
Moving away from UUIDs
Moving away from UUIDs
Write a time-series database engine from scratch
Write a time-series database engine from scratch
How your mobile carrier makes money off some of your most sensitive data
How your mobile carrier makes money off some of your most sensitive data
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the-fbi-is-secretly-breaking-into-encrypted-devices-were-suing
The Dangers of Moving All of Democracy Online
The Dangers of Moving All of Democracy Online
We Read 150 Privacy Policies. They Were an Incomprehensible Disaster.
We Read 150 Privacy Policies. They Were an Incomprehensible Disaster.
Opinion
Opinion
Meet Moxie Marlinspike, the Anarchist Bringing Encryption to All of Us
Meet Moxie Marlinspike, the Anarchist Bringing Encryption to All of Us
Firefox’s fight for the future of the web
Firefox’s fight for the future of the web
DMVs Are Selling Your Data to Private Investigators
DMVs Are Selling Your Data to Private Investigators
What to do once you admit that decentralizing everything never seems to work
What to do once you admit that decentralizing everything never seems to work
AI Needs Your Data—and You Should Get Paid for It
AI Needs Your Data—and You Should Get Paid for It
Adblocking
Adblocking
The Big Hack
The Big Hack
Why decentralized social networking never makes it — ever heard of Crossing the Chasm?
Why decentralized social networking never makes it — ever heard of Crossing the Chasm?
Demystifying the Signal Protocol for End-to-End Encryption (E2EE)
Demystifying the Signal Protocol for End-to-End Encryption (E2EE)
A Primer on Public-key Encryption
A Primer on Public-key Encryption
A New Challenger to Equifax’s Employee Verification Service
A New Challenger to Equifax’s Employee Verification Service
How GDPR Will Change The Way You Develop
How GDPR Will Change The Way You Develop
Insights about the first five years of Right to Be Forgotten requests at Google
Insights about the first five years of Right to Be Forgotten requests at Google
Turning brain signals into useful information
Turning brain signals into useful information
What Would You Pay to Keep Your Digital Footprint 100% Private?
What Would You Pay to Keep Your Digital Footprint 100% Private?
The end of the cloud is coming
The end of the cloud is coming
Yale Professors Race Google and IBM to the First Quantum Computer
Yale Professors Race Google and IBM to the First Quantum Computer
Building data infrastructure in Coursera
Building data infrastructure in Coursera
Why SQL is beating NoSQL, and what this means for the future of data
Why SQL is beating NoSQL, and what this means for the future of data
How to Call B.S. on Big Data
How to Call B.S. on Big Data
Is it possible to host Facebook on AWS?
Is it possible to host Facebook on AWS?
How to Call B.S. on Big Data
How to Call B.S. on Big Data
Do you really need immutable data?
Do you really need immutable data?
A brief history of the UUID
A brief history of the UUID
If Everything Can Be ‘Weaponized,’ What Should We Fear?
If Everything Can Be ‘Weaponized,’ What Should We Fear?
How Classical Cryptography Will Survive Quantum Computers
How Classical Cryptography Will Survive Quantum Computers
A New Era of Internet Attacks Powered by Everyday Devices
A New Era of Internet Attacks Powered by Everyday Devices
Envisioning the Hack That Could Take Down New York City
Envisioning the Hack That Could Take Down New York City
Want to Know What Facebook Really Thinks of Journalists? Here's What Happened When It Hired Some.
Want to Know What Facebook Really Thinks of Journalists? Here's What Happened When It Hired Some.
How a Cryptic Message, ‘Interested in Data?,’ Led to the Panama Papers
How a Cryptic Message, ‘Interested in Data?,’ Led to the Panama Papers
How to Hack an Election
How to Hack an Election
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the-chrome-distortion-chrome-alters-our-expectations-in-highly-negative-ways
Engineers Shouldn’t Write ETL
Engineers Shouldn’t Write ETL
What Happens When the Surveillance State Becomes an Affordable Gadget?
What Happens When the Surveillance State Becomes an Affordable Gadget?