EPISODE · Apr 19, 2023 · 39 MIN
S4, E160 - Thomas Perkins - Founder of Malcore who Cracked Into TikTok
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Send us Fan MailThis week on Privacy Please, we had the privilege of speaking with Thomas Perkins, who cofounded Malcore and is more recently known for his reverse engineering skills. Thomas was the data analyst who cracked the source code of TikTok for the Australian cyber security and intelligence firm, internet 2.0. About the guest:As a self-taught professional software engineer, my primary focus is on developing cutting-edge tools that can detect, classify, and prevent malware such as my invention Malcore (https://malcore.io). My passion for coding runs deep, and I firmly believe that it is both a science and an art form. While anyone can learn to code, only a select few can truly master it.60 Minute episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JuVjfHZn3s&t=164sArticle: https://www.afr.com/policy/foreign-affairs/tiktok-s-alarming-excessive-data-collection-revealed-20220714-p5b1mzSupport the show
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Send us Fan Mail This week on Privacy Please, we had the privilege of speaking with Thomas Perkins, who cofounded Malcore and is more recently known for his reverse engineering skills. Thomas was the data analyst who cracked the source code of TikTok for the Australian cyber security and intelligence firm, internet 2.0. About the guest: As a self-taught professional software engineer, my primary focus is on developing cutting-edge tools that can detect, classify, and prevent malware su...
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