Jack Recider

No, the crypto space is so complex that if I sent it to your wallet and you sent it to my mom's wallet and she sent it to my wallet and then I sent it to the exchange, is the exchange going to know that still came from Tornado Cash?

No, the crypto space is so complex that if I sent it to your wallet and you sent it to my mom's wallet and she sent it to my wallet and then I sent it to the exchange, is the exchange going to know that still came from Tornado Cash?

Okay. Transfer it to Polygon and then back to ETH and now you've got a new wallet and it's, I don't know if that's traceable. There's just a lot of ways to get around that even still.

Okay. Transfer it to Polygon and then back to ETH and now you've got a new wallet and it's, I don't know if that's traceable. There's just a lot of ways to get around that even still.

Yes, the book. Jeff has released a book called Rinsed, which goes into the modern ways criminals are laundering money. It's full of things that make you think about the new future that we're facing. I deviated quite a bit from it here, but what Jeff told us today was a single chapter from the book. So you can imagine how much more you learn from getting this book and diving in.

Yes, the book. Jeff has released a book called Rinsed, which goes into the modern ways criminals are laundering money. It's full of things that make you think about the new future that we're facing. I deviated quite a bit from it here, but what Jeff told us today was a single chapter from the book. So you can imagine how much more you learn from getting this book and diving in.

So go read Rinsed today and let me know what you think of it. And I'll leave you with this very important warning from the FBI, which was issued April 25th, 2024. This is PSA I-042524. The FBI warns Americans to avoid cryptocurrency money transmitting services that do not collect your name, ID, address, and other personal information.

So go read Rinsed today and let me know what you think of it. And I'll leave you with this very important warning from the FBI, which was issued April 25th, 2024. This is PSA I-042524. The FBI warns Americans to avoid cryptocurrency money transmitting services that do not collect your name, ID, address, and other personal information.

To me, this is akin to the FBI advising against driving on roads without license plate readers or walking on sidewalks without facial recognition cameras. It's like being told not to wear sunglasses on a sunny day or to avoid using curtains in your house. By cautioning us against privacy tools, they aren't just infringing on our rights.

To me, this is akin to the FBI advising against driving on roads without license plate readers or walking on sidewalks without facial recognition cameras. It's like being told not to wear sunglasses on a sunny day or to avoid using curtains in your house. By cautioning us against privacy tools, they aren't just infringing on our rights.

They're asking us to live in a glass house, exposed and vulnerable. This isn't just a warning. It's a push towards a future where privacy is a relic of the past. Is that the world we want to live in? A big thank you goes to Jeff White for sharing this story with us. You can find a link to his book, Rinsed, in the show notes. Go check it out.

They're asking us to live in a glass house, exposed and vulnerable. This isn't just a warning. It's a push towards a future where privacy is a relic of the past. Is that the world we want to live in? A big thank you goes to Jeff White for sharing this story with us. You can find a link to his book, Rinsed, in the show notes. Go check it out.

This episode was created by me, the firewall fidgeter, Jack Recider. Our editor is the router rigger, Tristan Ledger. Mixing done by Proximity Sound. Intro music by the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder. I was moving my stuff the other day, and I had to carry my computer down some stairs, but I dropped it. And it tumbled down the stairs, smashing itself to bits all the way down.

This episode was created by me, the firewall fidgeter, Jack Recider. Our editor is the router rigger, Tristan Ledger. Mixing done by Proximity Sound. Intro music by the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder. I was moving my stuff the other day, and I had to carry my computer down some stairs, but I dropped it. And it tumbled down the stairs, smashing itself to bits all the way down.

At the bottom of the stairs was just a big mess of broken parts. The only thing that was salvageable was a stick of RAM. So at least I have the memory of it. This is Darknet Diaries.

At the bottom of the stairs was just a big mess of broken parts. The only thing that was salvageable was a stick of RAM. So at least I have the memory of it. This is Darknet Diaries.

So I was looking through WikiLeaks the other day, as one does, right? And I came across something that I found rather fascinating. There's a thing that the CIA developed called Weeping Angel. So if you have a Samsung smart TV, there's a really odd feature in it. It's called fake off. And when the TV is on, you can push mute 182, then power, and the TV appears to turn off, but it doesn't.

So I was looking through WikiLeaks the other day, as one does, right? And I came across something that I found rather fascinating. There's a thing that the CIA developed called Weeping Angel. So if you have a Samsung smart TV, there's a really odd feature in it. It's called fake off. And when the TV is on, you can push mute 182, then power, and the TV appears to turn off, but it doesn't.

Now, these smart TVs often have a microphone built in so you can give them voice commands. And when the TV is off, the mic isn't listening. But when the TV is in fake off, the mic is still active. So what the CIA did was they developed some kind of spyware for the Samsung smart TV where it would record the audio from the mic and store it on the TV.

Now, these smart TVs often have a microphone built in so you can give them voice commands. And when the TV is off, the mic isn't listening. But when the TV is in fake off, the mic is still active. So what the CIA did was they developed some kind of spyware for the Samsung smart TV where it would record the audio from the mic and store it on the TV.