How The Powerful Hack Our Society, And How To Fix It ◄ Bruce Schneier

◄ Primary Topics Covered:

• Definition of hacking and how it applies beyond just computers

• Vulnerabilities and loopholes in societal institutions

• Ways to fix the systems to make them more beneficial to everyone, not just the powerful

• Examples of hacks in finance and politics

• The concept of a "Hacker's Mind"

• Using hacks to save money on travel

• The carried interest loophole

• Gerrymandering and the filibuster in US politics

• Hacks in sports and their impact

• Use of real estate as a loophole for money laundering

• Regulation and patching in financial systems

• Power dynamics and the role in using and preventing hacks.

  
  

◄ Episode Description

On this episode of Forward Obsessed I speak with Bruce Schneier, an internationally renowned security technologist. He is the New York Times best-selling author of 14 books, including A Hacker's Mind -- as well as hundreds of articles, essays, and academic papers. His influential blog Schneier on Security is read by over 250,000 people. Schneier is a Lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, a faculty affiliate at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at HKS, a fellow at the Berkman-Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, a board member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and AccessNow, and an advisory board member of EPIC and VerifiedVoting.org. 

◄ Episode Timestamps

• (00:00) Introduction to the podcast and guest, Bruce Schneier

• (00:58) Explanation of hacking beyond computer code

• (02:20) Power struggles in society and sports

• (03:27) Introduction to Bruce Schneier's book, "A Hacker's Mind"

• (04:06) "Hacking" societal institutions and vulnerabilities

• (05:10) The need for everyone to know more about hacking

• (06:01) Definition of "hacking"

• (07:47) Examples of hacks in finance and politics

• (09:52) History and examples of the filibuster

• (11:10) Hacks in sports

• (13:33) Bruce Schneier's personal hack for air travel

• (15:28) Real estate and anti-money laundering regulations

• (17:30) Patching financial systems

• (19:45) Power and hacks in society
  

◄ Episode Topic Score  

• Culture (10)

• Design (7)

• Education (9)

• Environment (4) 

• Science (6)

• Technology (8)

  
  

  
  

◄ Additional Episode Resources 

• Website:  https://www.schneier.com/

• A Hacker’s Mind (Book): https://www.schneier.com/books/a-hackers-mind/

• Click Here to Kill Everybody (Book): https://www.schneier.com/books/click-here/

• Data And Goliath (Book): https://www.schneier.com/books/data-and-goliath/

• Wikipedia Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Schneier 

  
  

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