Hacker Tendencies at a Hacker Convention

Beautiful Stories From Anonymous People by Chris Gethard

Aug 18, 202601:05:38Society & Culture

A sixth-degree black belt calls from a hacker convention to talk ham radio, phone phreaking, off-grid networks, hacking E-ZPass (fine, theoretically), and whether Chinese and Russian hackers already know your mom's maide...

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