Author: theprivacyagent

CRYPTOlunch 2 – Social Media

CRYPTOlunch 2 – Social Media

Enjoyed participating in the 2nd CRYPTOlunch on June 2nd where I talked about social media, phishing, spear phishing and ransomware & how information shared on social media can be used against the poster. The second CRYPTOlunch was organized on Thursday 2nd of June 2016 at…

Lunchtime Sharing Session on Privacy, June 16th

I’ll be speaking at Casino Luxembourg on June 16th on “How to Protect Your Privacy & Security In The Digital Age” as part of the Lunchtime Sharing sessions held by No Age Sharing This event is free, tickets available here

Privacy Salon Special: Quinn Norton – Nothing Ever Ends (18/05)

Privacy Salon Special: Quinn Norton – Nothing Ever Ends (18/05)

At the Privacy Salon we are usually looking at how to protect and secure our data on networked devices. But we don’t always examine how we actually got the Internet we have now nor what it’ll be like soon. So we are pleased to present…

CRYPTOlunch – The Internet of Things

CRYPTOlunch – The Internet of Things

I was recently invited by SECURITYMADEIN.LU to present at the first CRYPTOlunch in Luxembourg The official website explains the event: Cryptolunch is organized by SECURITYMADEIN.LU, in partnership with the European Commission Representation in Luxembourg. Cryptolunch events aim at create a place where European citizens and…

Next Digital Privacy Salon 26/03/16

Luxembourg Digital Privacy Salon is free, intended for everyone, no prior technical expertise is assumed. Digital Privacy Salons are skill & knowledge sharing sessions which aim to teach people the basic ways of protecting themselves and their data from intrusive surveillance. Generally the salons deal…

Digital Privacy Salon Safer Internet Day Special Edition 09/02/16

Digital Privacy Salon Safer Internet Day Special Edition 09/02/16

Join us for a Safer Internet Day Special Edition of the Digital Privacy Salon. We will start at 18:30 but you can arrive at any time and there will be free pizza! Luxembourg Digital Privacy Salon is free, intended for everyone, no prior technical expertise…

“Privacy, data protection and online user experience” workshop

“Privacy, data protection and online user experience” workshop

I facilitated a workshop on “Privacy, data protection and online user experience” at the European Youth Panel in Luxembourg in November 2015. In this post originally from the Better Internet for Kids site, one of the participants, Ida, describes her experience Young people from across…

Digital Stalking Response Protocol @ 32C3

I introduced the idea of a Pan-European Digital Stalking Response Protocol at the #32C3 Chaos Communication Congress, the biggest hacker conference in Europe (talk begins at 30.08 in the video) There no simple go to place for real information wrt to protection and response to…

Speaking at #insafe2015

Speaking at #insafe2015

Last week I did two workshops for the insafe training meeting in Warsaw (photo above taken from venue). Insafe training meetings provide an opportunity for members of the network of European Safer Internet Centres (awareness raising, helplines and youth participation) to come together to discuss…

CryptoParty4Kids

As part of my client work for the BEESECURE project of the Luxembourg government, I recently participated in the first CryptoParty4Kids which took place during the annual international conference Hack.lu about computer security, privacy, information technology and its cultural/technical implication on society.