”Encryption works. Properly implemented strong crypto systems are one of the few things that you can rely on.” ~ Edward Snowden on NSA surveillance

We're going to discuss, install and use digital security and privacy tools and practices.

Saturday, September 21, 2013 from [xx:yy to zz:aa]

266 State St New Haven, CT 06510 United States +1 203-936-9830

OpenStreetMap link

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212 College Street (corner of College and Crown), right across from Co-Op High School New Haven, CT 06510 United States

• Sean O'Brien
• Joshua Gay
• Pranesh Prakash

• Your own laptop (highly recommended)
• Desire to learn about secure and private communications and storage (mandatory! :D)
• Expertise, to share with others (if possible)

• Privacy vs. convenience & privacy vs. security
• Importance of Free and Open Source Software and Open Standards in ensuring privacy and security
• Basics of Passwords
  • Choosing secure passwords
    • Dropbox Registration Page
  • Password management comes later
  • 2FA - Google Authenticator based on OATH
  • Securing online identities

• Firefox (multiple platforms) / offline
• Tor Browser Bundle / offline
• Add-Ons
  • AdBlockPlus
  • RequestPolicy
  • HTTPSEverywhere
  • Ghostery / DoNotTrackMe
  • Noscript

• Anti-Google Surveillance
• DuckDuckGo
• GoogleSharing

• Password management
• Keepass + Password Safe
• Cloud Services
• LastPass
• Keepass + Dropbox/OwnCloud/SpiderOak

• Crypto.cat
• Instant Messaging with OTR
  • Pidgin + Adium / offline
  • OTR / offline

• Thunderbird (multiple platforms) / available offline
• Enigmail
• GPG4Win + GPGTools / offline
• Enigmail + Key Management
• Key-signing party!

• Tor + TorBrowserBundle
• VPNs and SSH tunnel
  • RiseUp
  • SSH tunneling using DigitalOcean
  • SSHuttle

• Setting up a password
• APG + K9 Mail
• WhisperCore / Full disk encryption
• Text Secure
• Gibbberbot / ChatSecure

• Ubuntu
• BitLocker
• TrueCrypt

• Virtual machines
• VirtualBox

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