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Privacy and Security 101

To render the PDFs from LaTeX source, do make clean; make

I've committed a PDF of version 0.1 of this handout, so people can get a feel for the formatting. However! See the LaTeX file for the main and updated content! The PDF won't necessarily be updated with each edit I make to the LaTeX source, because I don't like committing binaries or generated files in Git repositories unless there's a good reason.

This Readme is mainly for supplementary content for the presenters, not for the main handout.

Bring

  • diceware: english, spanish, portuguese
  • dice

Resources I've tried

Why auto updates?

Example of the type of thing that gets fixed in updates (from the OpenSSL toolkit, January 2017): "BN_mod_exp may produce incorrect results on x86_64. There is a carry propagating bug in the x86_64 Montgomery squaring procedure. No EC algorithms are affected. Analysis suggests that attacks against RSA and DSA as a result of this defect would be very difficult to perform and are not believed likely...."

I have no idea what Montgomery squaring is, although I sort of know what some of the other stuff is (mod_exp, EC, RSA, DSA). I do know that little things like this get fixed very often, and lots of little improvements add up to a big improvement.

Beyond 101, if you're interested

  • Private mode avoids cookies and avoids storing history, but ISP can see what sites just fine. Tor stops that.

  • ISP can see you're using Tor. VPN would be a next step on top of Tor.

  • GPG (email self defense)

  • Protonmail, Mailvelope

  • Password manager

  • YubiKey

  • LibreBoot

Further list of resources

Resources mentioned on cryptoparty mailing list. I haven't tried many of these.

  • prism-break.org

  • Surveillance Self-Defence, Electronic Frontier Foundation

  • Tactical Tech's Data Detox Kit

  • Hack Blossom's DIY feminist security

  • How to Protect Yourself From Government Surveillance and Criminal Hackers, ACLU

  • Easy-ish privacy/security actions to protect against doxxing, Jason Reich, BuzzFeed

  • Encryption Works, Freedom of the Press Foundation (out of date by over a year, update pending)

  • Securing Your Digital Life Like a Normal Person, Martin Shelton, Open News

  • How to encrypt your entire life in less than an hour, Quincy Larson, Free Code Camp

  • Decent Security, Starter guide for better online security

  • A 70-Day Web Security Action Plan for Artists and Activists Under Siege, Candace Williams

  • Surveillance Self-Defense Against the Trump Administration, The Intercept

  • Encryption Works: How to Protect Your Privacy (And Your Sources) in the Age of NSA Surveillance, Freedom of the Press Foundation

  • The Smart Girl’s Guide to Privacy (book/ebook; available at the Chicago Public Library)

  • Security-in-a-box, a guide for activists

  • DIY guide to feminist cybersecurity

  • Digial Privacy Cheet Sheet, Karl Blumenthal

  • https://www.privacytools.io/

  • http://www.peoplesresponseteamchicago.org/resources.html

  • http://secushare.org/comparison

  • https://amiunique.org/

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