Micah Lee

Micah Lee is a computer security engineer and an open source software developer. He writes about technical topics like digital and operational security, encryption tools, whistleblowing, and hacking using language that everyone can understand, but without dumbing it down. An avid user of Qubes and Linux, he develops security tools such as OnionShare.

Before joining The Intercept, Micah worked as a staff technologist at the Electronic Frontier Foundation where he explained how technologies work to journalists and lawyers, and worked to encrypt the web. He is also a founder and board member of Freedom of the Press Foundation.

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Articles by Micah Lee on theintercept.com

Election InsecurityWhat Mueller’s Latest Indictment Reveals About Russian and U.S. Spycraft

Micah Lee — Jul. 18

The indictment has a surprising amount of technical information and presents the most detailed and plausible picture of the Russian cyberattacks so far.

Police Broke Into Chelsea Manning’s Home with Guns Drawn — in a “Wellness Check”

Micah Lee, Alice Speri — Jun. 5

Video obtained by The Intercept shows police officers pointing their guns as they searched Chelsea Manning's empty apartment.

In Apple Mail, There’s No Protecting PGP-Encrypted Messages

Micah Lee — May. 25

Turning off remote content loading is supposed to mitigate against an attack known as EFAIL, which can steal encrypted messages. But the attack can still happen even if you do this.

It’s Impossible to Prove Your Laptop Hasn’t Been Hacked. I Spent Two Years Finding Out.

Micah Lee — Apr. 28

I spent two years trying to get someone to tamper with my laptop, so I could then detect it. Somewhere along the way, I realized this might never happen.

NSA Used Porn to “Break Down Detainees” in Iraq — and Other Revelations From 297 Snowden Documents

Margot Williams, Talya Cooper, Micah Lee — Mar. 1

The documents, from an internal NSA newsletter, also reveal problems recruiting Arabic speakers to the spy agency and evidence of election fraud in Egypt.

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