http://simonwillison.net/2013-07-25T09:33:00+00:00Simon Willison2013-07-25T09:33:00+00:002013-07-25T09:33:00+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2013/Jul/25/hackers-who-is-a/#atom-tag

<p><em>My answer to <a href="https://www.quora.com/Hackers-Who-is-a-good-speaker-or-author-on-hacktivism-and-or-the-recent-events-of-leaking-confidential-information/answer/Simon-Willison">Hackers: Who is a good speaker or author on hacktivism and/or the recent events of leaking confidential information?</a> on Quora</em></p> <p>Danny O'Brien comes to mind. He's worked for the EFF and the Committee to Protect Journalists, is fully immersed in hacker culture and is a fantastic speaker: <span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_O'Brien">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan...</a></span></p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/hacking">hacking</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/speaking">speaking</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/wikileaks">wikileaks</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/quora">quora</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/ted">ted</a></p>

2010-08-01T00:30:00+00:002010-08-01T00:30:00+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2010/Aug/1/plotdevice/#atom-tag

<blockquote cite="http://www.metafilter.com/94273/The-plot-thickens#3212444"><p>My ability to decide how I feel about Wikileaks’ activities is totally annihilated by my ongoing realization that it cannot possibly be real. It’s a plot device in a near-future thriller novel. I mean, seriously, semi-stateless man with an unusual appearance uses an army of anonymous allies to expose governments’ secrets, and posts an insurance file in public with some kind of deadman switch in case he’s taken out by his enemies? That shit does not happen in real life. Julian Assange is a Neal Stephenson character who’s escaped in to the real world.</p></blockquote> <p class="cite">&mdash; <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/94273/The-plot-thickens#3212444">Tomorrowful on MetaFilter</a></p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/metafilter">metafilter</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/wikileaks">wikileaks</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/recovered">recovered</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/julian-assange">julian-assange</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/neal-stephenson">neal-stephenson</a></p>

2010-05-24T14:17:00+00:002010-05-24T14:17:00+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2010/May/24/beatings/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://iq.org/~proff/marutukku.org/current/src/doc/beatings.txt">doc/beatings.txt</a></strong></p> Rubberhose is a disk encryption system developed by the founder of Wikileaks that implements deniable cryptography—different keys reveal different parts of the encrypted data, and it is impossible to prove that all of the keys have been divulged. Here, Julian Assange explains how this works with a scenario involving Alice and the Rubber-hose-squad. <p><small></small>Via <a href="http://iq.org/~proff/marutukku.org/">Rubberhose cryptographically deniable transparent disk encryption system</a></small></p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/cryptography">cryptography</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/wikileaks">wikileaks</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/recovered">recovered</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/coercion">coercion</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/julian-assange">julian-assange</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/rubberhose">rubberhose</a></p>

2009-12-22T10:42:10+00:002009-12-22T10:42:10+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2009/Dec/22/leak/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://precision-blogging.blogspot.com/2009/12/another-leak-worst-so-far.html">Another leak, the worst so far</a></strong></p> “Arweena, a spokes-elf for Santa Claus, admitted a few hours ago that the database posted at WikiLeaks yesterday is indeed the comprehensive 2009 list of which kids have been naughty, and which were nice.” The first comment is great too. <p><small></small>Via <a href="http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/12/santas_naughtyn.html">Bruce Schneier</a></small></p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/christmas">christmas</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/databases">databases</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/funny">funny</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/leaks">leaks</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/security">security</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/wikileaks">wikileaks</a></p>