Hacking to Trust: Reflections on Open Source Hardware with Bunnie Huang

When discussing machine learning models “Black Box” is typically deployed as a helpful metaphor but from a hardware perspective the term is meant literally. How can we open the inside processors of a phone to verify that what’s inside is actually what we thought was inside? How does the minimalist aesthetic of consumer electronics create the illusion of technology as magic?  Andrew "bunnie" Huang is a hacker, maker, and open hardware activist joining us on the WBI show to discuss these questions as well as share updates on Precursor. Alongside Edward Snowden, he worked on the Introspection Engine, a device allowing journalists to identify if and when their phones are transmitting or receiving information when it shouldn't be. Precursor is the development platform working to push out a new iteration of this device. Bunnie holds a Ph.D in Electrical Engineering from MIT and is the author of Hacking the Xbox. 

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Host: J. Khadijah Abdurahman, Ilan Mandel
Music: Drew Lewis

Links for the Episode:
Talking with Andrew "bunnie" Huang (AdaFruit)
How ‘Hoverboards’ Epitomize Our Broken Patent System
Half A Million 'Hoverboards' Recalled Over Risk Of Fire, Explosions
Moore's law
The inverted Pendulum: A fundamental Benchmark in Control Theory and Robotics
`GUNG HO` SOFTLY SATIRIZES AMERICAN FEATHERBEDDING
Technology is Not Magic - bunnie Huang, Bitmark Ambassador #2
An Alternative to the American way of Innovation TEDxPickeringStreet
Synchronized violin players reveal uniqueness of human networks
Edward Snowden designed an iPhone attachment that detects unwanted radio transmissions
(@RealSexyCyborg) Thread on IMEs/Signal/Untrustability 
'We found a wiretap' Lyubov Sobol's campaign team head released from custody with bugged cell phone 
nytlabs : Listening Table AKA MEDIA SYSTEM
TrackMeNot
AdNauseam - Clicking Ads So You Don't Have To
Introducing Precursor « bunnie's blog
Precursor.dev