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Bill Blunden

Bill Blunden

Bill Blunden is an independent investigator whose current areas of inquiry include information security, anti-forensics and institutional analysis. He is the author of several books, including The Rootkit Arsenal and Behold a Pale Farce: Cyberwar, Threat Inflation, and the Malware-Industrial Complex. Bill is the lead investigator at Below Gotham Labs.

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Dec 10, 2017
Latest from Bill Blunden
The "secure" digital channel is a lucrative myth marketed by the tech industry.
Op-Ed
Culture & Media

Whistleblower’s Arrest Shows Even “Secure” Platforms Are Vulnerable

The “secure” digital channel is a lucrative myth marketed by the tech industry.
by
Bill Blunden,
Truthout
May 14, 2019
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Op-Ed
Culture & Media

When Intelligence Agencies Make Backroom Deals With the Media, Democracy Loses

Longstanding back channels remain unseen.
by
Bill Blunden,
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January 9, 2018
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Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

Cyber Games in North Korea, Because Missile Defense Is a Crock

In the wake of American cyberattacks, staying off the grid has its advantages.
by
Bill Blunden,
Speakout
March 10, 2017
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News Analysis

Smartphone Users Are Paying for Their Own Surveillance

The more adamantly vendors offer assurances about protection, the more skeptical people should become.
by
Bill Blunden,
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June 20, 2016
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News Analysis
Economy & Labor

China’s Political Elite Take the Money and Run – Abroad

What’s driving the stealthy exodus of China’s power elite?
by
Bill Blunden,
Truthout
September 13, 2015
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Op-Ed
Economy & Labor

Documents Published by WikiLeaks Reveal the NSA’s Corporate Priorities

Top-secret intercepts show that economic spying by the US is pervasive, and that it’s wielded to benefit powerful corporate interests.
by
Bill Blunden,
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July 18, 2015
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Op-Ed

The Latest Outrageous Example of the Pentagon, DEA and Private Companies Conspiring to Track Everything You Do

Guess what the malware software is really for?
by
Bill Blunden,
AlterNet
June 18, 2015
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News Analysis
Prisons & Policing

Latest Cyber Bank Robbery Demonstrates That Government Prefers Crappy Tech Security for Its Own Benefit

Sloppy engineering and covert backdoors are allowed to happen.
by
Bill Blunden,
AlterNet
March 2, 2015
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News Analysis

Clear Proof Obama’s Surveillance Oversight Board Is a Pathetic Sideshow

The easiest way for leaders to manage public outcry is to put on an elaborate performance of mock reform.
by
Bill Blunden,
AlterNet
February 11, 2015
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Op-Ed

Forgetting the Lesson of Cypherpunk History: Cryptography Is Underhanded

To acquire market share, high-tech companies know they don’t necessarily have to offer genuine security – just an impression of it.
by
Bill Blunden,
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December 6, 2014
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