Hi, I'm Micah. I help journalists, researchers, and activists stay safe and productive.
Since LLMs have been available, I've been doing a lot of coding using agents. Unlike shoving AI into every app, replacing customer support with chatbots, generating endless streams of slop, etc., agentic coding is actually useful. If used right – and, crucially, by someone who understands and reviews
Guess what? Lately I've been nerding out on creative writing. I even joined a local fiction writers group where we meet up at coffee shops. Like, in person! Anyway, I submitted a short story to the DEF CON 34 Creative Writing Short Story Contest . My story is called
I just finished reading Privacy's Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance , by my friend Cindy Cohn. It's excellent and you should buy a copy. Cindy is the Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and this memoir/legal history goes over three major legal
Today, DDoSecrets published data about ICE contracts hacked from DHS's Office of Industry Partnership. The hacker group, Department of Peace, published a statement that included: Why hack the DHS? I can think of a couple Pretti Good reasons! I'm releasing this because the DHS is killing
As ICE continues its invasion of American cities, kidnapping and murdering the people who live there, observers on the ground are increasingly relying on Signal groups to organize mutual aid and rapid response networks. In Minneapolis, people are using hyper-local Signal groups for their buildings, streets, neighborhoods, and schools.
The disgraced financier’s Kindle library reveals his interests in Lolita, how the elite avoid accountability, and Trump’s many scandals.
Today, I published my first article in Zeteo , alongside the amazing journalist Prem Thakker: Zeteo Scoured 26,000 Epstein Docs. Here’s What We Found . The latest Epstein dataset that the House Oversight Committee released is bonkers. It shows absolute elite impunity, and it implicates rich assholes like Donald
In case you missed it, last week I was on an episode of the kill switch podcast. I discussed the ICEBlock app and why it was activism theater , and how the developer handled my vulnerability report in the worst possible way . But I also talk about why, even though I
I gave the Saturday morning keynote at BSidesPDX! I spoke honestly and frankly about the terrifying reality that Americans are facing under Trump's fascist regime, alongside practical advice for communities to defend themselves. Watch my talk below. Of if you prefer reading articles over watching video, I'
I'll be giving the Saturday morning keynote at BSidesPDX next weekend in beautiful Portland, Oregon. I'm still putting the final touches on my talk, but it will largely be about the new American technofascist reality of mercenary spyware, device searches, and app censorship, with a focus
Last week, I wrote about how Joshua Aaron's ICEBlock app, which allows people to anonymously report ICE sightings within a 5-mile radius, is – unfortunately, and despite apparent good intentions – activism theater . This was based on Joshua's talk at HOPE where he made it
At this summer's HOPE conference, Joshua Aaron spoke about ICEBlock , his iPhone app that allows users to anonymously report ICE sightings within a 5 mile radius, and to get notifications when others report ICE sightings near them. You can see the full talk, and the lively/infuriating Q&
I just gave my first solo main stage DEFCON talk, about Signalgate, and I think it was a resounding success! The room was packed – apparently people were waiting outside to get in. I got tons of positive feedback, and no negative feedback (though, someone told me a boomer sitting
Hacker Summer camp is upon us. If you're going to DEFCON, make sure to check out my talk! It's Saturday at 4pm . Here are the details : "We are currently clean on OPSEC": The Signalgate Saga Saturday at 16:00 in LVCC - L1 - EHW3 - Track
Things are heating up. Millions of people are taking to the streets against Trump's rising authoritarianism. Communities around the US are organizing to defend against ICE raids, to protest Israeli genocide, for mutual aid, and for other forms of fighting fascism. Signal can help people safely organize in