I recently gave two talks to the Insafe network at their conference in Copenhagen: Cybersecurity (Awareness centres) Long dismissed as paranoia’s of tinfoil hat wearers, recent events have shown that many privacy and security concerns were completely valid. This session will look at the current…
After examining many of the issues around Big Data and other privacy issues in recent months, this Salon goes to back to basics to provide hands on, practical steps, tools, tips and tricks. Even if you’ve been before there will be many updates and changes…
After the scandals surrounding Facebook and Cambridge Analytica everyday users are more aware than ever about what data gathering companies do with the information we wittingly or unwittingly provide to them. But what about the data we “provide” just by visiting a website? In this…
Nearly anyone with a laptop and an Internet connection can now distort visual reality to offer exceptionally realistic — but utterly fake — photos and videos of events that did not occur, apparently perpetrated by people who were never there. Using technology called “DeepFakes” (a…
Rotondes Wed 18.4.18 / 18:30 Bitcoins and crypto-currencies are everywhere. Nowadays, the simple fact of mentioning the word blockchain boosts any brand value. And we fully recognise the fact that we outrageously abused this in the promotion of our previous Crypto-Apero events. This might have led…
Rotondes Wed 7.2.18 / 18:30 We know you’re sick of hearing again and again that you shouldn’t share your personal data. And we know you are probably fed up with being warned about the danger of clicking on an attachment; being told you need a stronger…
TUBES – A Game Of The Internet that I have developed for BEE SECURE will be officially released on February 6th, Safer Internet Day. The Creative Commons licensed board game conceived by myself, and co-created and developed with Jaiden Sreenivasan and Zygi Virsalis, students from…
The next Privacy Salon will take place on Safer Internet Day 2018 Martin from pretty Easy privacy will give a talk on the projects’ aims and how they are trying to achieve them and Rafi0t from CIRCL will explain the USB key sanitizer –…
Resolved to protect your privacy more in 2018? Got new devices for Xmas and want to make sure they are only sharing what YOU want them to? Come to the first Salon of the year, we’ve got you covered! We’ll give practical tips and advice…
(My accepted abstract for Slow computing: A workshop on resistance in the algorithmic age) Dance Like Your Microwave Isn’t Watching (From CryptoParty to Teen Vogue via Emma Goldman and reverse engineered sex toys) From the beginning of CryptoParty in 2012 we have seen an ever-growing number…