http://dir.salon.com/topics/hackers/?source=rss&aim=hackers en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:09:00 PDT By Farhad Manjoo Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/09/28/unlock_iphone/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/09/28/unlock_iphone/index.html?source=rss By breaking the phones that customers dared to unlock from AT&T, Apple has come out against its own customers legal rights. By Farhad Manjoo Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/09/12/iphone_unlocked/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/09/12/iphone_unlocked/index.html?source=rss No more contracts: Within three months of its release, the iPhone has been broken away from AT&T's network. Anyone can do it, for free. Andrew Leonard Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/09/04/chinese_military_hackers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/09/04/chinese_military_hackers/index.html?source=rss Why wasn't that the headline on a "scoop" detailing Chinese infiltration of Pentagon computers? By Farhad Manjoo Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/08/06/dateline_defcon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/08/06/dateline_defcon/index.html?source=rss A "Dateline" producer tried to cover the annual DEFCON convention with a hidden camera. Needless to say, she didn't get very far. By Farhad Manjoo Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/feature/2007/07/11/iphone_hackers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/feature/2007/07/11/iphone_hackers/index.html?source=rss The coding geniuses who are taking apart Apple's hot device say they're within a few days of making it work with cell networks beyond AT&T. By Farhad Manjoo Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/07/10/iphone_hackers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/07/10/iphone_hackers/index.html?source=rss The worldwide crew of coders trying to unlock the iPhone report major progress. Freeing the Apple device from AT&T is only a matter of time. By Micah Joel Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/05/18/safe_and_insecure/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/05/18/safe_and_insecure/index.html?source=rss I opened up my wireless home network to the world, and I've never felt more comfortable. By Katharine Mieszkowski Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/10/30/low_carb_hackers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/10/30/low_carb_hackers/index.html?source=rss Geeks who go low-carb see it as more than just taking off pounds -- they're reengineering the human organism, overclocking their own bodies. By Ellen Ullman Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2003/05/16/ullman_excerpt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2003/05/16/ullman_excerpt/index.html?source=rss Ethan Levin wasn't worried. Programming mistakes were inevitable. He'd fix it, and move on. An excerpt from Ellen Ullman's new novel, "The Bug." By Jennifer Buckendorff Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/05/06/matrix_geeks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/05/06/matrix_geeks/index.html?source=rss Four years ago, geeks embraced the SF thriller because it promised them that reality could be hacked. Then came the tech-economy crash. By Farhad Manjoo Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/04/15/acidus/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/04/15/acidus/index.html?source=rss Two researchers at a computer security conference are served cease-and-desist orders moments before they're scheduled to speak. By Brian McWilliams Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/03/06/iraq_geeks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/03/06/iraq_geeks/index.html?source=rss Saddam Hussein could lose Internet access at the flip of a switch, and there's not much his geeks can do about it. By Carina Chocano Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/diary/2002/09/23/fall_preview2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/diary/2002/09/23/fall_preview2/index.html?source=rss Crimes shown backward, heroes sent back to high school, and yet another trip to the '60s. This week's lame new TV shows prove a trip down Memory Lane can be a snooze. By Cory Doctorow Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/08/28/0wnz0red/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/08/28/0wnz0red/index.html?source=rss Programmers who hack their own bodies don't need exercise and never get sick: A new short story from one of science fiction's bright young stars. By Andrew Leonard Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2002/06/05/teenage_hackers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2002/06/05/teenage_hackers/index.html?source=rss Script kiddies, Web site defacers, chat-room gangsters: Today's digital troublemakers get a bad rap. But in "The Hacker Diaries" we learn that they're really all right. By Andrew Leonard Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2002/03/12/mozilla/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2002/03/12/mozilla/index.html?source=rss As the much-touted, long-delayed open-source browser nears the version 1.0 finish line, it may give AOL a new weapon against Microsoft. By Damien Cave Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/08/29/west/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/08/29/west/index.html?source=rss Brian West says he was doing a public service when he pointed out a security hole in an Oklahoma newspaper's Web site. So why did the editor in chief call the cops? By Damien Cave and Katharine Mieszkowski Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2001/08/03/dmitry/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2001/08/03/dmitry/index.html?source=rss A Russian programmer charged with violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act languishes in jail. It's time to step up the pressure. Read by Dennis Boutsikaris Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/fiction/2001/05/14/deaver/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/fiction/2001/05/14/deaver/index.html?source=rss In Jeff Deaver's latest thriller, "The Blue Nowhere," a killer hacks his victims' computers, invades their lives and lures them to their deaths. By Caroline Benner Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/04/04/cyberterrorism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/04/04/cyberterrorism/index.html?source=rss We should stop worrying about computer terrorism and learn who our real enemies are. By Andrew Leonard Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2001/02/21/hacking_the_overmind/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2001/02/21/hacking_the_overmind/index.html?source=rss John Sundman's nanotech thriller is a tribute to geekly passions -- and a warning of imminent disaster. By Andrew Leonard Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2001/02/05/hacker_ethic/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2001/02/05/hacker_ethic/index.html?source=rss Work should be play, says a new book that sets forth the emerging ethical code of free-software programmers. By Andrew Leonard Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2001/01/24/crypto/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2001/01/24/crypto/index.html?source=rss In Steven Levy's new book, paranoid freedom fighters armed with weapons of encryption face off against Big Brother. By Janelle Brown Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2000/12/14/spooked/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2000/12/14/spooked/index.html?source=rss A new book shines a light on the surprisingly unexciting world of corporate secret stealing. By Andrew Leonard Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2000/10/31/software_passion/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2000/10/31/software_passion/index.html?source=rss The passion of open-source hackers may make their success inevitable. Impugn it at your peril.