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Philadelphia
Join us for a Cryptoparty in Philadelphia.
The Gist
Saturday, August 27, 2016 starting at 4PM (tentative, check back for updates) and expected to run approximately 2 hours. After party moves to the rooftop deck & bar where drinks are available for purchase.
Hosted at SecShell's hackerspace located in Philadelphia's BOK building 1901 S 9th St, Philadelphia, PA 19148.
A free event, while open to the public, will be advertised primarily toward technical groups and associated members of the media in the Philadelphia area while we find our footing with this type of venue. Practical advise and aide in implementing tools related to privacy, security and anonymity will be given and available.
Rules
* Bring your laptops & USB keys: this is a hands-on experience.
* Come ready to discuss your concerns about, tool sets for, and own approaches toward safety in the digital age.
* Have tinfoil ready.
* Be excellent to each other.
* No photographing or recording of attendees [at least not without their permission].
* Prepare your pseudonym ahead of time.
Planned Topics
Public / private key encryption with PGP/GPG
Key generation & use.
Browser security
Best practices, tools & procedures to keep you safe while increasing privacy when browsing the web. Browser hardening and internet safety protocols to keep your privacy on the web.
KillYourPhone w/ open discussion
Discuss the latest news, free software fanaticism, password management, drive encryption, and more while crafting a Faraday pouch to silence & stow your phone. Join the enthusiastic and share your best tips, tricks, & tools. We'll happy accept conspiracy theories too.
See KillYourPhone for more info.
Librebooting?
Does anyone have a Lenovo x200 they'd want flashed with Libreboot, the free/libre firmware? Contact someone ahead of time and we can arrange this.
See Libreboot for more info.
Get Involved
Do you have a topic that interests you and would feel comfortable helping others? Let us know we can expect you to head a table.