# 58: Use These Powers For Good

- Show: [Embedded.fm](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm)
- Published: 2014-07-02
- Length: 1h 10m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2014-07-02-58-use-these-powers-for-good
- Listen: https://makingembeddedsystems.libsyn.com/embedded-ep58mp3

## Summary

Joe Grand, founder of Grand Idea Studio and former member of the hacker group LOIC, discusses his career in hardware hacking, his role as a judge for the Hackaday Prize, and his work teaching cybersecurity to high school students. He details his experience testifying before the U.S. Senate, his TV show Prototype This, and his advice for embedded engineers to adopt a 'hacker mindset' to improve security. Grand also critiques the privacy implications of wearables and the Internet of Things, emphasizing the need for responsible use of technical skills.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2014-07-02-58-use-these-powers-for-good#t=6) Introduction: Joe Grand and Grand Idea Studio
- [4:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2014-07-02-58-use-these-powers-for-good#t=264) History with LOIC and Senate Testimony
- [16:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2014-07-02-58-use-these-powers-for-good#t=1010) Advice for Embedded Engineers on Security
- [20:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2014-07-02-58-use-these-powers-for-good#t=1245) PCB Reverse Engineering and DARPA CyberFastTrack
- [28:59](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2014-07-02-58-use-these-powers-for-good#t=1739) Critique of Wearables and IoT Privacy
- [42:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2014-07-02-58-use-these-powers-for-good#t=2574) Hackaday Prize and Judging Criteria
- [56:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2014-07-02-58-use-these-powers-for-good#t=3370) Atari 2600 Game Development: SCSIcide
- [1:01:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2014-07-02-58-use-these-powers-for-good#t=3674) Teaching Cybersecurity to High School Students

## Topics

- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists, early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Grand Idea Studio (company)
- LOIC (other)
- Prototype This (product)
- Discovery Channel (company)
- Hackaday Prize (other)
- SCSIcide (product)
- Atari 2600 (product)
- DARPA CyberFastTrack (other)
- Black Hat (other)
- Defcon (other)
- Google Nest (product)
- Fitbit (product)
- Google (company)
- NSA (company)
- Dakota State University (company)

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- [New Life Skills with Joe Grand](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2022-01-31-new-life-skills-with-joe-grand) (The Amp Hour)
- [Our First Call In Show](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2015-11-06-our-first-call-in-show) (The Amp Hour)
- [An Interview with Samy Kamkar](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2016-07-22-an-interview-with-samy-kamkar) (The Amp Hour)
- [058 - Technically Met the Specs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2022-06-15-058-technically-met-the-specs) (Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast)
- [Ep001 - Seriously, We Know What We're Doing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-01-11-ep001-seriously-we-know-what-were-doing) (Hackaday Podcast)

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