Micah Lee
Micah Lee is The Intercept's Director of Information Security. He is a computer security engineer and an open-source software developer who writes about technical topics, leaked datasets, and the far right. He develops security and privacy tools such as OnionShare, Dangerzone, and Semiphemeral. He's writing a book to teach journalists and researchers how to analyze leaked datasets called Hacks, Leaks, and Revelations, to be released in early 2024.
Before joining The Intercept, he 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 a founder and former board member of the Freedom of the Press Foundation, a member of the Distributed Denial of Secrets advisory board, and a Tor Project core contributor.
Send encrypted text messages to Micah Lee to +1-201-357-0796 on Signal or @micahflee on Keybase.
Elon Musk suspended Micah from Twitter for doing journalism, and his account is still locked. Follow Micah on Mastodon instead at @micahflee@infosec.exchange, or on Bluesky at @micahflee.com.
Before joining The Intercept, he 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 a founder and former board member of the Freedom of the Press Foundation, a member of the Distributed Denial of Secrets advisory board, and a Tor Project core contributor.
Send encrypted text messages to Micah Lee to +1-201-357-0796 on Signal or @micahflee on Keybase.
Elon Musk suspended Micah from Twitter for doing journalism, and his account is still locked. Follow Micah on Mastodon instead at @micahflee@infosec.exchange, or on Bluesky at @micahflee.com.
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Encrypting Your Laptop Like You Mean It
If you want to encrypt your hard disk, you should know the basics of what disk encryption protects, what it doesn't protect, and how to avoid common mistakes.
Our SecureDrop System for Leaks Now Uses HTTPS
The new setup helps assure leakers they are connecting with the authentic <em>Intercept</em> SecureDrop and not an impostor.
Passphrases That You Can Memorize — But That Even the NSA Can't Guess
You Should Really Consider Installing Signal, an Encrypted Messaging App for iPhone
Now that it's known NSA and GCHQ stole encryption keys for millions of phones, Signal offers a secure way to call and text — one that's easier to understand than many alternatives.
How to Leak to The Intercept
What <em>not</em> to do, what to worry about, and how to contact us without leaving a digital trail back to your real-world identity. Because PGP alone is not enough.
Snowden Archive
Secret 'BADASS' Intelligence Program Spied on Smartphones
Britain and Canada spied on the location, apps, and device identifiers of smartphone users by piggybacking on ad and analytics software.
News Agencies Are Within Their Rights to Report on the Leaked Sony Data
How to Encrypt the Entire Web for Free
Ed Snowden Taught Me To Smuggle Secrets Past Incredible Danger. Now I Teach You.
"Micah," the email read, "I'm a friend. I need to get information securely to Laura Poitras."