Yeah , never reply to the messages in your inbox at 5 in the morning lol Anyways , what blew me away was how much research clearly went into this game . While the part about hacking everything you can see is obviously unrealistic , the actual security issues are spoton . So , my quick recommended nonfiction reading and watching listThe windowszeroday . html on an Adobe Flashrelated security issue in Windows 10 . One of the more highprofile zero days in the recent times . Social Engineering The Art of Human Hacking by Christopher Hadnagy A very interesting read on how closely linked hacking and plain ol ' manipulation can be in real life , as well as topics like maninthemiddle attacks , which get referenced in side missions . We Are Legion A very informative documentary on Anonymous that shows how they got their start and what they ' re known for . Available on US Netflix . Make sure to pay close attention to the part where they feud with Scientology , since one of the main missions is inspired by that . Some fiction to tide you over until November 29 thFisheye Placebo by Yuumei A webcomic about Chinese internet censorship . It ' s currently on hiatus , but the available chapters are pretty great . I ' ve followed the creator since before she even started publishing it . She ' s my favorite artist . Mr . Robot Available on Amazon Prime . If you love a good mindfuck and some dark comedy , you ' ll definitely enjoy this one . ~~ I ' m totally not plugging my fave TV show here . ~~ Little Brother and Homeland by Cory Doctorow These two novels are kinda similar in tone to the game and have some similar themes . They heavily deal with mass surveilance , its inefficiencies , and the greatness of coffee . Don ' t ask me why I have all these recommendations .