Last Saturday, I hosted another Mr. Robot’s Netlfix ‘n’ Hack session at the Recurse Center. I’ve been doing these weekly for three weeks now (here is a link to last week’s), and this time was the first week when the new set of batchlings were in the space. To better include them, we rebooted the …
Category Archives: Security & Privacy
Cell 411, the “de-centralized” smartphone app that “cops hate” is neither de-centralized nor hated by cops
If you’re following anti-police brutality activists, you might have heard about a new smartphone app that aims to cut down on the need for police. Cell 411 is touted as “the decentralized emergency alerting and response platform” that “cops don’t want you to use.” There’s only one problem: its central marketing claims aren’t true. Cell …
Buoy (the first?) anti-policing community-based crisis response system, now available in Spanish
Buoy, (the first?) anti-policing community-based crisis response system, is now available in Spanish. This is a really, really big deal, because communities of Spanish-speaking residents in the United Snakes of Amerikkka are some of the most oppressively policed communities in this so-called “great†country. These are sometimes families of immigrants, with members who may be …
Technology, the Internet, and Race: Tool for Liberation or Oppression?
Enhanced transcript of panel introductions at the “Technology, the Internet, and Race: Tool for Liberation or Oppression?” session at the recent at 25th annual Computers, Freedom and Privacy conference in Washington, DC held on October 14th, 2015. The transcript is “enhanced” because its links were added by me, the transcriber, and do not mean to …
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A Sneak Peek at Better Angels’ Buoy: the private, enhanced 9-1-1 for your personal community
As some of you already know, over the past several months, I’ve been working with a team of collaborators spanning four States and several issue areas ranging from alternative mental health/medical response, to domestic violence survivor support, to police and prison abolitionists. Although we don’t all share the exact same politics, we’ve come together as …
CryptoParty Albuquerque: Know Your (Digital) Rights
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of hosting CryptoParty Albuquerque. If you missed the party (and it was an awesome party), be sure to check out my “what you missed” post about CryptoParty Albuquerque. As I wrote there, my co-host and I began CryptoParty Albuquerque with two back-to-back presentations to ensure that everyone …
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CryptoParty Albuquerque: A Gentle Introduction to Threats and How To Defend Against Them
One of the unique things about CryptoParty Albuquerque was simply the diversity of participants. Not only was CryptoParty Albuquerque the largest cryptoparty I’ve had the pleasure to host (it began with over 35 people, check out this blog post to get a debrief on what you may have missed), but it was also the only …
What you missed at CryptoParty Albuquerque
CryptoParty Albuquerque, the first cryptoparty in New Mexico, was a huge success. It was by far the largest CryptoParty I’ve ever had the pleasure to help organize, with over 35 people showing up for the very start and more trickling in throughout the day. Due to its size, the format of the CryptoParty varied from …
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You’re invited to CryptoParty Albuquerque: Learn how to protect your data from prying eyes!
Recently, I’ve been helping these folks get the first ever CryptoParties happening in New Mexico. If you’re going to be in or around the Albuquerque, New Mexico area next weekend, join us for a party! Either way, tell your friends. :) CryptoParty Albuquerque, a new small collective of hackers, makers, and doers of various ages, …
Remembering Caspar Bowden on “The Cloud Conspiracy”
Watch Caspar Bowden’s “The Cloud Conspiracy” speech at the 31st Chaos Communications Congress “We live in a comic book.” It’s what friends and I say to remind one another that the dystopian future Orwell and others ominously predicted have come true. But just as the dastardly deeds of corrupt government officials and other villains implementing …
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