Jacob Appelbaum answers questions on mobile security, booting Tails from USB, hard drive wiping, and surveillance self-defense.
Filmed April 26, 2012, 12pm. Q & A workshop with Jacob Appelbaum, computer security researcher, on mobile phone security, cellphone forensics, state repression and surveillance.
Also in the video, Laura Poitras filts around in the background filming, clips of which later ends up in her film "Citizenfour".
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possible ways around on disclosing computer passwords by
using computer with no hard drive booting tails debian OS on usb stick
question on recommended websites for surveillance self-defense basics with mention of EFF and Tor Project
question on wiping hard drives, DBAN. also Ubuntu with encrypt option.
question on keyloggers, and outsmarting them; also a question on pranking the surveillance state/boosting morale.
WiebeTech's HotPlug mouse jiggler.
keyloggers phoning home.
mouse jiggler demo.
keyloggers phoning home con't.
Wireshark question.
tips on boosting morale, using humor, canned snakes, movie recommendations.
mutual aid and solidarity with those in more difficult situations.
Moxie Marlinspike RedPhone, ZRTP encrypted voip, private gsm
laser microphone & radar detector.
phone bag
TextSecure encrypted text messages for android. Off The Record messaging OTR, Pretty Good Privacy; and differences btwn OTR and PGP; compartmentalization of keys. Socialist Millionaires' Protocol authentication. jitsi, pidgin, etc.
End-to-end encryption. FinFisher backdoor, Skype. Skype privacy concerns. Jitsi alternative.
Cryptophone
iphone vs. android. free software and hardware alternatives.
Sneak and Peek search warrants, black bag operation clandestine search. retina scanning.
cryptocat
guardian project
riseup advocacy. facebook vs. we.riseup.net Crabgrass, Piggipedia
counter-surveillance extremes.
basic laptop encryption. mac FileVault.
question/concern on keylogging software. assessing and compartmentalizing threats.
TOR presentation and advocacy
one limitation of tor.
fbi traffic confirmation attack.
mixmaster system high-latency anonymity network vs. tor; using mixmaster & tor together. Len Sassaman.
german police dsl upgrade attack. EvilGrade.
question on facebook, traffic analysis.
question on tor exit node option
question on tor sdk.
question on recommendations for aboveground activists. building alternatives.
keystroke encrypters. vpn.
Part 1/2 highlights the "theoretical" side of things
youtube.com/watch?v=HHoJ9pQ0cn8
Part 2/2 emphasizes the practical.
youtube.com/watch?v=s9fByRmAHgU
Video documentation by Robert K. Chin
Why it's here
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What people say. Recommended for its practical advice on digital privacy, anonymous computing with Tails, and defending against surveillance.
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I live in the Southern Hemisphere and like most 40 something year olds I follow whats happening in the States from a distance. I've been reading and watching a fair bit of Jacob Appelbaum and reading Glenn Greenwald's posts which seem to be fair and well written. Democracy Now also does some interesting interviews with Jacob and William Binney. Some stuff I recommend to have a look at... in no particular order. Challenging the Surveillance State - Pt. 1 to Pt.4 linklinklinklinklink Jacob Appelbaum (Part 1 & 2) Digital Anti-Repression Workshop - April 26 2012 linklink to this video Glenn's Salon Posts link
You might find it interesting/useful to read about: steganography1, anonymous remailers2 (particularly the Mixminion3 type), the Paranoid Security Guide4 (which was on HN today5), and a nice talk on privacy and anonymity options67 There were also a couple of lists of darknets on HN recently, but I can't find them right now. 1 - link2 - link3 - link4 - link5 - link6 - Part 1 - link7 - Part 2 - link to this video
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Worth listening to Jake Appelbaum's 'digital anti repression workshop' 1. In this he explains why he takes the hard-drive out of his laptop and just uses a TailsOS thumb-drive for his computing. It would be actually hilarious when staff ask to peruse the contents of your computer for contraband, only to discover the laptop doesn't have a hard-drive. 1: part 1 link#: part 2 link to this video
