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Intro to web security for users

A Talk by James Walker, at Unconference

Abstract

Concepts of protecting yourself and your friends on the web, and why.

Main Description

Discussion of some concepts of protecting yourself and your friends on the web, and why.

Details would depend on your OS, your browser, your situation, your tolerance for intrusions into your personal life, your feelings of responsibility towards others. So we won't try to cover the details here, we will just cover those issues.

Why security matters:
“The increasing importance of information and communication has brought with it another phenomenon: the rise of a surveillance society. You can think of surveillance as an attempt by the powerful to maintain their dominance by asserting control over communication.” (riseup.net)

  • Bring:**

Your good brain.
Laptop with Internet connection, for seeing examples.

  • Links:**

http://www.tibetangeeks.com/using_tech/security-on_your_computer/
https://www.cybersuperhero.net/
https://www.tacticaltech.org/projects/security-box
https://www.tacticaltech.org/projects/me-and-my-shadow
https://help.riseup.net/en/security/
https://securityinabox.org/en

More:
I'm happy to get together with anyone who wants to know more of what i have about web security.

Speaker

James Walker
Cyberwallah to Tibet
http://geekroom.tibetangeeks.com
https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpwalker
I build Web. Not apps. Not interfaces. Not web brochures. Not designs. Web.

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