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# Why This Security Expert Doesn't Use a Phone (Buskill Interview)
- URL: https://techlore.tech/why-this-security-expert-doesnt-use-a-phone-buskill-interview/
- Published: 2025-11-21T16:40:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-07T23:23:46.000Z
- Description: Techlore Talks brings you in-depth conversations with the experts at the forefront of digital rights, privacy and security.
- Author: Henry Fisher
- Tags: Techlore Talks

Even with encryption and 2FA, if someone steals your logged-in laptop, you're compromised. Michael Altfield created Buskill - an open source USB "dead man switch" - to solve this analog attack vector. In this interview, you’ll hear about the real incidents that inspired it, the advocacy work that fueled it, and the collaborative engineering efforts that turned it into a practical tool for protecting sensitive data.

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#### Episode Sources

• <https://tech.michaelaltfield.net/>  
• <https://buskill.in/>  
• <https://github.com/BusKill>