Gadgets Edward Snowden performs radical surgery on a phone to make it "go black" Cory Doctorow

security Undetectable proof-of-concept chip poisoning uses analog circuits to escalate privilege Cory Doctorow

security Tor Project is working on a web-wide random number generator Cory Doctorow

security Pastejacking: using malicious javascript to insert sneaky text into pasted terminal commands Cory Doctorow

law Smart-meter vendor says that if we know how their system works, the terrorists will win Cory Doctorow

Business US Gov't survey: Half of Americans reluctant to shop online due to privacy & security fears Cory Doctorow

Gadgets Brainjacking: the future of software security for neural implants Cory Doctorow

Business Kobo "upgrade" deprives readers of hundreds of DRM-locked ebooks Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Venerable hacker zine Phrack publishes its first issue in four years Cory Doctorow

Gadgets Deep Insert skimmers: undetectable, disposable short-lived ATM skimmers Cory Doctorow

Copyfight How standardizing DRM will make us all less secure Cory Doctorow

security Excellent advice for generating and maintaining your passwords Cory Doctorow

law US government and SCOTUS change cybercrime rules to let cops hack victims' computers Cory Doctorow

Gadgets EFF to FDA: the DMCA turns medical implants into time-bombs Cory Doctorow

security James Clapper: Snowden accelerated crypto adoption by 7 years Cory Doctorow

Gadgets Hackers take $81 million from Bangladesh's central bank by pwning its $10 second-hand routers Cory Doctorow

politics Why Internet voting is a terrible idea, explained in small words anyone can understand Cory Doctorow

politics Hacking Team supplied cyber-weapons to corrupt Latin American governments for human rights abuses Cory Doctorow

law Brussels terrorists kept their plans in an unencrypted folder called "TARGET" Cory Doctorow

security Let's Encrypt is actually encrypting the whole Web Cory Doctorow