Privacy Software Workshop Series II

Privacy Workshops Series II

We're currently gathering a list of workshops and hackatons to hold. Dates will announced when this list stabilises.

If you have suggestions, please place them in the proper "Planned X" section.

Planned Workshops

• Tails workshop

• Tor Hidden Services:
  • How they work
  • How to set them up
  • How not to leak traceable information

• OTR for mortals (Jabber & IRC?)
• Setting up and using Pond

• Debunking Tor FUD
  • http://pando.com/2014/07/16/tor-spooks/
  • Running a normal relay considered dangerous(?)

• Tor (Multiple workshops)
  • Basics: How does it work
  • Running an relay (also: Running an exit relay)
  • Running a bridge (with plugin-protocol setup)
  • Advanced: Obfuscated proxies
  • Theoretical: scalability, path selection

• PGP (& Smartcards)
  • http://spin.atomicobject.com/2013/11/24/secure-gpg-keys-guide/

• PGP / GnuPG for starters
  • https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org/en/infographic.html

Planned Hackathons

• Using PGP for authentication
• Key signing party (if there is enough interest)

Planned Projects

• Creating a device for signing plaintext 'safely'. (more details later) (via phicoh)

Ordering OpenPGP Smartcards and readers

Basically, you need two things: A card and a card-reader. The card is about 15 euro, max. And it can hold three subkeys of 4096 bits. The reader offered by the same company is usb-stick sized and costs about 20 euro.

Below is a list of people who want to order (one or both) of these pieces. If you can, please sponsor one extra set so we can have a few extra in case more people show up during workshops, or in the future.

List of people who would like to order a smartcard and/or usb reader:

• Wizzup (1x smartcard, 1x reader, will sponsor: 1x smartcard, 1x reader)
• Chotee (1x smartcard, 1x reader)
• Phicoh (1x smartcard, 1x reader)
• Julf (2x smartcard, 2x reader)

Random resources

• http://marcomanzoni.me/blog/how-pgp-works-under-the-hood/

TODO

The following items need to be placed in the appropriate section and/or need more details.

• maybe some IM/chat solutions for mobile platforms?
• Dropbox replacements