Micah Lee

United States

Information Security Director at The Intercept

Author of HACKS, LEAKS, AND REVELATIONS https://t.co/GpUswbAeEe — making an app that takes control of your data back from Big Tech @semiphemeral

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Articles

Fight fascism and Elon Musk by taking down Tesla

1 month ago | micahflee.com | Micah Lee

On paper, Elon Musk is the richest person in the world, but his money isn't just sitting in a bank account he can access. The bulk of it resides in his stake in Tesla, a wildly overvalued publicly traded company which he owns 13% of. If you're looking for a way to fight the fascist government takeover, Telsa Takedown is a great way to spend your time.
About Dangerzone

Apr 4, 2024 | dangerzone.rocks | Micah Lee

By Micah LeeHave you ever heard the computer security advice, “Don’t open attachments”? This is solid advice, but unfortunately for journalists, activists, and many other people, it’s impossible to follow. Imagine if you were a journalist and got an email from someone claiming to work for the Trump Organization with “Donald Trump tax returns.pdf” attached. Are you really going to reply saying, “Sorry, I don’t open attachments” and leave it at that?
Signal’s New Usernames Help Keep the Cops Out of Your Messages

Mar 4, 2024 | znetwork.org | Micah Lee

In October 2021, an assistant U.S. attorney issued a subpoena to Signal demanding that the messaging app hand over information about one of its users. Based on a phone number, the federal prosecutors were asking for the user’s name, address, correspondence, contacts, groups, and call records to assist with an FBI investigation.
Signal’s New Usernames Help Keep the Cops Out of Your Data

Mar 4, 2024 | theintercept.com | Micah Lee

In October 2021, an assistant U.S. attorney issued a subpoena to Signal demanding that the messaging app hand over information about one of its users. Based on a phone number, the federal prosecutors were asking for the user’s name, address, correspondence, contacts, groups, and call records to assist with an FBI investigation.
Signal’s New Usernames Help Keep the Cops Out of Your Messages

Mar 4, 2024 | flipboard.com | Micah Lee

Signal’s New Usernames Help Keep the Cops Out of Your MessagesEphemeral usernames instead of phone numbers safeguard privacy — and makes Signal even harder to subpoena. In October 2021, an assistant U.S. attorney …
How to buy Hacks, Leaks, and Revelations, and how to get it for free

Jan 9, 2024 | micahflee.com | Micah Lee

Posted January 9, 2024 in hacks-and-leaksToday, my book Hacks, Leaks, and Revelations: The Art of Analyzing Hacked and Leaked Data is available for sale wherever books are sold! My goal with this book is to teach journalists, researchers, and activists all the skills they need to download and analyze any datasets they get their hands on, finding all of the juicy revelations they might contain. No prior experience is required.
How to Authenticate Large Datasets

Dec 16, 2023 | newsbreak.com | Micah Lee

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How to Authenticate Large Datasets

Dec 16, 2023 | theintercept.com | Micah Lee

Unlike any other point in history, hackers, whistleblowers, and archivists now routinely make off with terabytes of data from governments, corporations, and extremist groups. These datasets often contain gold mines of revelations in the public interest and in many cases are freely available for anyone to download. Revelations based on leaked datasets can change the course of history.
Hacks, Leaks, and Revelations: The Art of Analyzing Hacked and Leaked Data

Dec 5, 2023 | micahflee.com | Micah Lee

Posted December 5, 2023 in hacks-and-leaksAfter just about two years of writing, hacking, analyzing, writing some more, and editing, I'm ridiculously excited to announce that I'm now a published author! As of today, my book Hacks, Leaks, and Revelations is for sale. Technically, the official release date is January 9, 2024, but it ships today if you order it directly from the publisher, No Starch Press (the physical book includes the DRM-free ebook too).
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE MAPS JEWISH PEACE RALLIES WITH ANTISEMITIC ATTACKS — New York Progressive Action Network

Nov 17, 2023 | nypan.org | Micah Lee

“It is important to note that these are radical fringe Jewish organizations and being Jewish does not exempt an organization or a person from being antisemitic,” an ADL spokesperson told The Intercept. A 2021 poll of Jewish voters, conducted by the nonpartisan Jewish Electorate Institute, shows that pro-Palestinian views in the American Jewish community are far from fringe.