For too long the United States has suffered from state sponsored or state enable cybercriminals, while preventing our security professionals from fighting back. The US should revitalize privateering for the digital age, and there is constitutional support for the practice. In this more academic paper, I dive into the history...
Hi, this is my first post on LessWrong but I have been in rationalist adjacent circles for the last three or four years thanks to Twitter. Like many others here I read HPMOR in high school and thought it was fascinating. I was heavily into forum culture growing up but...
For too long the United States has suffered from state sponsored or state enable cybercriminals, while preventing our security professionals from fighting back.
The US should revitalize privateering for the digital age, and there is constitutional support for the practice. In this more academic paper, I dive into the history of letters of marque and how we can use them to combat cybercrime such as ransomware and crypto theft.
There are plenty of people who would love to fight hackers but fear legal retribution, giving them institutional support would enable them to actually affect change.
Hi, this is my first post on LessWrong but I have been in rationalist adjacent circles for the last three or four years thanks to Twitter. Like many others here I read HPMOR in high school and thought it was fascinating. I was heavily into forum culture growing up but it was focused on competitive gaming scenes, even going pro on World of Tanks. I spent over six years working in offensive cybersecurity, help manage my family farm and ranch, and am currently attending law school after I got sucked into the field because I thought the LSAT was a fun test.
Through Twitter I learned more about rationalism as a community rather... (read more)