Analysis Of Wouter Slotboom, A Dutch Hacker - 1709 Words

Wouter Slotboom, a Dutch hacker, carries around a small black device, slightly larger than a pack of cigarettes, with an antenna on it. In a cafà © in Amsterdam, Slotbloom orders a cup of coffee and sits down. He then pulls his laptop out and turns both the laptop and the black box on. Slotbloom launches some programs, and soon the screen starts to fill with green text. It becomes clear the Slotbloom’s device is connecting to the laptops, smartphones, and tablets of the local cafà © visitors. Slotboom’s screen starts showing phrases like â€Å"iPhone Joris† and â€Å"Simone’s MacBook.† Then more text appears on screen. Slotboom can see the names of the Wi-Fi networks the devices were previously connected to. Slotboom learned that Joris had previously visited a McDonald’s, probably vacationed in Spain (a lot of Spanish-language network names), and had been kart-racing (he had connected to a local kart-racing center’s network). Slotboom got this information without even being connected to the Wi-Fi (Martijn, 2014). This is just one example of how easy it is for someone to uncover information on individuals. Even though some may think that the Internet is fundamentally secure, the reality is that Internet privacy is nonexistent. Companies are getting hacked and our personal data is being leaked. The United States government is collecting data on everyone that has been on the Internet, including U.S. citizens. Finally, status updates, tweets, and Instagram pictures are on social