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Nadim KobeissiCryptocat
Encryption for the Masses
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Nadim Kobeissi
@kaepora
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Thanks for having me
A bit about me:
§ Born in Beirut
§ Working on Cryptocat since 2011
§ Favorite past-time for bored intelligence agents
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Context of the Internet
§ What does the Internet mean to:
§ You?
§ “Most people?”
§ Me?
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Context of the Internet
§ Internet:
§ Farmville
§ OkCupid
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Context of the Internet
§ Internet:
§ Farmville
§ OkCupid
§ Determining future of the Middle East and direction of world foreign policy
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Enter Social Media
• Enter Facebook, Google+, Twitter
• They are great inventions, absolutely...
• ...but they also are Big Data
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Big Data
• You trust Big Data with your:• Schedules• Conversations• Emails• Photos and media
• Daily
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Governments and Internet
• “We need to protect copyright!” - SOPA
• “We need to protect our children!” - Bill C-30
• “We need to beat the terrorists!” - FBI Going Dark Program
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Internet privacy, Internet freedom
• This isn’t about conspiracy, it’s about privacy
• Internet privacy = Internet freedom, they’re the same thing
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• Take strong encryption, and use it to give a privacy tool to everyone.
Cryptocat’s mission
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Cryptocat’s mission
EVERYONE
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Everyone
• Encryption has previously found home with:
• Militaries
• Nerds,
• Not the general population
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Everyone
But if everyone had encryption...
• You don’t have to trust your government to respect your privacy
• Your dignity on the Internet is preserved
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Cryptocat
• Open source, free software
• Works in your web browser
• Translated into 34+ languages
• You already know how to use it.
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Cryptocat
• Usability is a security feature.
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Cryptocat
• Usability is a security feature.
• so we made a cartoon…
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Perceptions differ
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Cryptocat
~350,000 logins monthly.maandag 4 maart 13
Cryptocat
What happened in Egypt in January 2011?maandag 4 maart 13
Cryptocat
• “Encryption is dangerous because terrorists” — Law Enforcement
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Surveillance is a problem
• Reality: Intelligence gathering via metadata
• Reality: Torture of people captured using encryption
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What’s wrong with this picture?
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Computer wars are real
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#cryptoparty
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Cryptocat
• Try it! Contribute! Review! Share! It’s open and free!
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Speaker @Phare Conference 2013
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