by Kenny Wolf Clear Byte decodes the hidden layers of hacking, privacy, and digital systems — delivering academic clarity in byte-sized, actionable insights for tech-curious minds. Inside Apple Photo by Laurenz Heymann on Unsplash This week, Clear Byte takes a deep dive into the Apple ecosystem. From running Linux on M-series Macs to understanding the cryptographic heart of Apple’s systems. Apple has quietly expanded its security documentation, opened up its bug bounty program, and revealed...
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by Kenny Wolf Clear Byte decodes the hidden layers of hacking, privacy, and digital systems — delivering academic clarity in byte-sized, actionable insights for tech-curious minds. Surveillance, privacy and misuse Photo by Ennio Dybeli on Unsplash This week’s issue takes a closer look at how technology meant to improve safety can also threaten privacy. From Kazakhstan’s growing surveillance system powered by Western tech firms to the ongoing debates around digital rights in Europe and the UK,...
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by Kenny Wolf Clear Byte decodes the hidden layers of hacking, privacy, and digital systems — delivering academic clarity in byte-sized, actionable insights for tech-curious minds. Running AI Locally Photo by Igor Omilaev on Unsplash Curious about running your own AI, without sharing data or paying monthly fees? In this issue, we explore how to set up a local LLM (like ChatGPT) right on your own machine. Whether you’re privacy-conscious, budget-minded, or just love tinkering with tech, you’ll...
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by Kenny Wolf Clear Byte decodes the hidden layers of hacking, privacy, and digital systems — delivering academic clarity in byte-sized, actionable insights for tech-curious minds. Reverse Engineering 101 Reverse Engineering is the art of taking things apart and understand the underlying mechanics without having the source code. In this week's newsletter we deep dive into appliances of reverse engineering. How To Reverse Engineer Your First Binary Have you ever wondered how hackers can crack...
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by Kenny Wolf Clear Byte decodes the hidden layers of hacking, privacy, and digital systems — delivering academic clarity in byte-sized, actionable insights for tech-curious minds. Expect the Unexpected In this week's Newsletter I showcase some topics which are counter intuitive. Sometimes I think Tech is very advanced and phrases like "The future is now" pops in my mind. But other times I think we are far behind, despite the progress we made. Why Can’t Robots Check the Box That Says “I’m Not...
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by Kenny Wolf Clear Byte decodes the hidden layers of hacking, privacy, and digital systems — delivering academic clarity in byte-sized, actionable insights for tech-curious minds. Digital Forensics Solving Crimes Photo by Maxim Hopman on Unsplash Forensic science is evolving quickly as digital technologies become deeply embedded in daily life. From smartphones to automobiles, these tools generate digital traces that play a vital role in modern investigations. How a Nintendo Switch Helped...
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by Kenny Wolf Clear Byte decodes the hidden layers of hacking, privacy, and digital systems — delivering academic clarity in byte-sized, actionable insights for tech-curious minds. Invisible by Design We spend an average of three hours a day on the internet (private use). In doing so, we leave behind many digital traces that are processed by large corporations and sent to third parties. This week is all about reducing our digital footprint. Privacy is not about paranoia, but about digital...
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