Conference:  Defcon 31

Authors: Roger Dingledine The Tor Project, Chris Painter President of the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise, Jeff Moss Founder, DEF CON, Joel Todoroff Office of the National Cyber Director

2023-08-01

The internet is still largely centralized, and not every country has strong institutional controls preserving the right to access information or speak freely. Heck, even many "liberal democracies" are backsliding. While this may sound like an infosec talk suited for the think tank crowd, these developments are impacting hackers and the results they present at hacker cons. Internet freedom tools are about empowering users to have the safety to make their own priorities. While China, Iran, and Russia are obviously key concerns in this space, many other countries are seeking to enact new laws and regulations that impact all types of users -- some with nefarious intent and others just accidentally harmful. This conversation will explore the reasons, the symptoms, and some ideas about how to preserve our ability to set our own priorities. We will offer a holistic and detailed picture of how censorship affects our work and that of our colleagues -- how even if you feel secure in the freedom you have where you are right now, government censorship and surveillance in other places will unquestionably affect us all.

Conference:  Defcon 31

Authors: Corynne McSherry Legal Director, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Cooper Quintin Senior Staff Technologist, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Hannah Zhao Staff Attorney, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Mario Trujillo Staff Attorney, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Rory Mir Associate Director of Community Organizing , Electronic Frontier Foundation

2023-08-01

Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is thrilled to return to DEF CON 31 to answer your burning questions on pressing digital rights issues. Our panelists will provide updates on current EFF work, including the fight against government surveillance and protecting creative expression, before turning it over to attendees to pose questions and receive insights from our panelists on the intersection of technology and civil liberties. This is a valuable opportunity to learn from policy experts and engage in a lively discussion rooted in the problems you face. This year you’ll meet: Corynne McSherry, EFF's Legal Director specializing in intellectual property and free speech; Hannah Zhao, staff attorney focusing on criminal justice and privacy issues; Mario Trijillo, staff attorney with an expertise in privacy law; Rory Mir, Associate Director of Community Organizing; and Cooper Quintin, security researcher and public interest technologist with the EFF Threat Lab.