Joe Silver
Ars Technica
Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Past articles by Joe:
Candid camera, part 1: Five times video footage showed police misconduct
Stories of police fabrication and video evidence that sets the record straight. → Read More
Candid camera, part 2: Four times that video evidence exonerated cops
Claims of officer misconduct and video footage redeeming the officer. → Read More
New open-source router firmware opens your Wi-Fi network to strangers
EFF says open Wi-Fi tool promotes efficiency, neighborliness, and privacy. → Read More
The FBI knows stranger Twitter acronyms than we do
Curious what NAK or DPYN stand for? Read on to find out. → Read More
UK official reveals secret justification for gov’t social media spying
No specific warrant required for collection of “external communications.” → Read More
SCOTUS to weigh in on when online rants become criminal threats
Case centers on man's Facebook musings, including contemplating his wife's murder. → Read More
Motorcyclist who filmed, uploaded police flight video to serve hard time
Defendant Ali’s GPS anklet from unrelated offense clocked him in at 115 mph. → Read More
Romanian hacker who leaked George W. Bush’s terrible paintings indicted
Indictment due to politician and celebrity e-mail, social media account hacks. → Read More
Court confirms Intel’s record-breaking €1.06 billion fine
Court rejects Intel's arguments on appeal, citing anti-competitive actions. → Read More
Microsoft challenges US gov’t warrant to access overseas customer data
“Congress has not authorized the issuance of warrants that reach outside US." → Read More
Startup literally wants to turn your tech garbage into gold
BlueOak Resources has raised $35 million to build first e-waste mining refinery. → Read More
School bans Cory Doctorow’s novel for lauding “hacker culture”
Boing Boing editor responds, offers 200 free copies to the school's students. → Read More
Google will flag search results erased due to “right to be forgotten”
Wikipedia founder: “Suppression of knowledge” is a “terrible danger.” → Read More
Cable companies bankroll fake consumer groups to end net neutrality
Internet fast lane debate is latest battleground in storied ISP astroturf saga. → Read More
US Secret Service wants software to “detect sarcasm” on social media
Skeptics are not aware of a satisfactory algorithm to detect online sarcasm. → Read More
Kickstarter projects no longer need human vetting prior to launch
Algorithm to replace human review of proposals. → Read More
China ramps up Google blocking ahead of Tiananmen Square anniversary
“This is by far the biggest attack on Google that's ever taken place in China." → Read More
Governments disrupt botnet “Gameover ZeuS“ and ransomware “Cryptolocker”
DOJ: Gameover Zeus is most sophisticated and damaging botnet "ever encountered." → Read More
Google inundated with “right to be forgotten” requests
Humans rather than algorithms will process info-removal requests, one at a time. → Read More
Tech-sector economics guru proclaims: No tech bubble in 2014
Surge in mobile, video, and tablet use means tech sector can party like it's 1999. → Read More