Noise #133: Hackers for hire
How hacking companies amplify China's control at home and abroad
Access to private info from a Vietnamese police website: $15,000
Software to penetrate X and spread disinformation: $100,000
Restricted data from Telegram and Facebook accounts: $278,000
The New York Times today published a fascinating story about how private hacking companies help China monitor shouts and whispers at home—and empower it to speak with powerful anonymity overseas.
Noise #133 is brief and abrupt, like the digital interactions it reflects. The piece also channels pictures I imagined of data flowing in sour directions, chaos seeping through a membrane of normalcy.
Wishing you peace,
Michael
(Noise #133 by Michael Gallant. Copyright 2024 Gallant Music LLC. All Rights Reserved. )