Firesheep
codebutler.github.com/firesheep
A Firefox extension that demonstrates HTTP session hijacking attacks, a widely known security problem on the web that has been ignored by companies for years.
Firesheep has been downloaded 2,363,702 times.
Firesheep has been featured in hundreds of newspapers, blogs, and news segments around the world including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, MSNBC, CNN, TechCrunch, as well as locally on KOMO TV.
“Firesheep Highlights Web Privacy Problem”The Wall Street Journal
Firesheep has prompted major websites including Hotmail, Facebook, and Twitter to improve their security after years of doing nothing, benefiting potentially millions of users.
Firesheep also caught the attention of US Senator Charles Schumer, who called out the industry for not doing enough to protect user privacy and security.
FareBot
An Android application that uses a phone's NFC capabilities to read data from RFID public transit fare cards. FareBot was one of the first third party Android applications to make use of NFC, and was featured on Boing Boing and Hack a Day.
TapChat IRC Client
Stay connected with your favorite channels in the cloud instead of draining your phone's battery. Scroll back any time to catch up on what you've missed, and receive push notifications when someone mentions or messages you.
Gliph
I designed and implemented the Android app for Gliph, a privacy-conscious identity and communication platform.
NFC Task Launcher
I designed and implemented a completely new modern UI for Tagstand's NFC Task Launcher. The redesigned app was selected as a Google Play Staff Pick and featured in an episode of Google's The App Clinic video series.
NFC Writer
Working for Tagstand I designed and developed NFC Writer, the easiest way to simply and quickly program multiple NFC tags. Featured on Techcrunch.
Alaska Airlines
Working at Übermind, I lead a team developing the official Android app for Alaska Airlines. We delivered the app, which now has over 50K downloads and very positive reviews, on time and within budget.
Many more open-source projects at github.com/codebutler.
Retired Projects
FoursquareX, a Foursquare app for Mac.
“It’s a must-have” — TechCrunch
Synapse, an elegant chat app for Linux.
“Synapse looks great” — Lifehacker