Security

EphChat: An Ephemeral Chat Program Written in PHP, JS + Firebase

Jul 17, 2014

Blog, Projects

Chat, Chatroom, Development, Encryption, EphChat, Ephemeral Chat, Firebase, Hacking, Programming, Security, Security Rules

I took a break from ReservationHop today to build a new chat program. EphChat, which stands for, you guessed it, “Ephemeral Chat,” is a chat program with a twist. No data is stored server side, and messages are only visible to participants for 60 seconds before they fade away into nothingness. Anyone can create a…
What Google Knows About Me

Sep 20, 2013

Blog

Calendar, Friends, Google, Information, Online Privacy, Privacy, Security, Web Browsing

I started keeping a list of what Google knows about me. Even knowing full well that I gave this information to Google freely, it’s pretty awe inspiring. Google knows every website I’ve ever visited (Chrome) Google knows who all my friends are (Gmail) Google knows who my closest friends are (Gchat, Gmail) Google knows what…