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Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Remember, no prior knowledge or experience needed!

Next time to be decided, most likely in the IAHS building at McMaster or somewhere else on campus

Email Encryption: https://pad.riseup.net/p/emailencryption

Tracking: https://pad.riseup.net/p/webtracking

SMS: https://pad.riseup.net/p/smsencryption

SSL: https://pad.riseup.net/p/sslencryption

Password Management: https://pad.riseup.net/p/passwordman

Legal rights: https://pad.riseup.net/p/legalrightsencrypt

CSIS: https://pad.riseup.net/p/csissurveil

Also a glossary of a bunch of different jargon here: https://primop.me/cryptoparty-dictionary.pdf

Some useful links:

https://ssd.eff.org/ General information on privacy and threat modelling as well as the limitations of using encryption

https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser.html.en The Tor Browser Bundle (TBB), the safest and easiest way to browse the web over Tor

https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org/en/ Guide on how to get started with GPG email encryption

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.thoughtcrime.securesms&hl=en The TextSecure SMS app, end-to-end crypto for text messages

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/08/phone-and-laptop-encryption-guide-protect-your-stuff-and-yourself/ General overview of laptop and phone encryption