Habeas Deviceus

The encryption debate is fascinating. The arguments on both ends are sound. I tend to side more with Apple on this because I think that the current technical answers from the FBI-side are not satisfactory: a door is a door for everyone. Yet, I would also be extremely disappointed to live in a world…

What I’d Tell Myself Five Years Ago

1. It doesn’t matter, write code and don’t stop.
2. Don’t get a twitter, reddit, or hackernews account. Just stay in IRC.
3. “It works” is better than “It’s bug-free”
4. Startups won’t pay your rent…

Law-enforcement hates crypto?

The Dutch always seem a bit special. In a positive way! And the comment from a member of the Criminal Investigation Division of the Dutch Police at the National Cyber-Security Centre’s One 2015 conference supports this view in a very refreshing way.

Cryoto Wars 2.0

If you believe that this Apple/FBI fight is only about one dead terrorist cell phone... I would like to offer a counterpoint.

The SB thing could have happened till a password request was made that mucked that up. FBI is backpedaling from that quickly and trying to blame anyone else…

Pick an Amendment

Speaking of feeling conflicted, a friend recently pointed out to me that I have apparently contradictory views on gun control and encryption. Specifically, I’m all for taking people’s guns away, but you can have my crypto keys when you pry them from my cold dead… umm… phone.

Apple and Google, encryption and privacy.

Apple, Google, and Microsoft are often portrayed as competitors. They’re not. At least not in a direct way. Apple makes its money by selling you expensive gadgets. Microsoft makes money by selling you expensive, “must have” software. Google makes money by…