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

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.

In Leaked Chats, WikiLeaks Discusses Preference for GOP Over Clinton, Russia, Trolling, and Feminists They Don’t Like

Micah Lee, Cora Currier — Feb. 14

Chats from a private Twitter group show that WikiLeaks plotted against critics and opined on the U.S. presidential election, often in a sexist manner.

Edward Snowden’s New App Uses Your Smartphone to Physically Guard Your Laptop

Micah Lee — December 22 2017

"Haven" guards against so-called evil maid attacks, in which your boot software is surreptitiously modified to defeat encryption.

How to Protect Yourself Against Spearphishing: A Comic Explanation

Joyce Rice, Micah Lee — November 19 2017

A trick called “phishing” was used to snare emails from the Hillary Clinton campaign and other Democrats. Here's how to protect yourself.

Why We Reinstalled SecureDrop

Micah Lee — October 24 2017

Last week, engineers at Freedom of the Press Foundation discovered a 3-year-old vulnerability in the whistleblower submission system.

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