Surveillance Architecture: 21st Century Surveillance and the Tools to Fight Back

Presented at The Circle Of HOPE (2018), July 20, 2018, 7 p.m. (60 minutes)

In the last decade, we've learned a lot about the ways in which state surveillance is conducted - the state has likewise hardened their approach. This talk will examine solutions to this mass surveillance in the context of community-controlled infrastructure. In particular, the roles that encrypted messaging, distributed file systems, and mesh networking play in fighting back against the ever encroaching Skynet will be examined.

Presenters:

• simplymathematics
  **simplymathematics** is a data scientist with a degree in applied math from the New York City College of Technology. He is working on mesh networks with groups across North and South America, building a community network mapping tool with thenextbillion.online, and keeping an eye on the surveillance state.

Links:

• https://xii.hope.net/schedule.html#-surveillance-architecture-21st-century-surveillance-and-the-tools-to-fight-back-
• https://infocon.org/cons/2600/The Circle of HOPE (2018)/The Circle of HOPE (2018) Surveillance Architecture 21st Century Surveillance & How to Fight Back.mp4
• https://infocon.org/cons/2600/The Circle of HOPE (2018)/The Circle of HOPE (2018) Surveillance Architecture 21st Century Surveillance & How to Fight Back.eng.srt (subtitles)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEs6bJRmYPw

Similar Presentations:

• DEF CON 25 (2017) / Tracking Spies in the Skies
• HOPE X (2014) / Surveillance, Sousveillance, and Anti-Surveillance: Artistic Responses to Watching
• The Eleventh HOPE (2016) / The Black Holes in Our Surveillance Map