CryptoParty tomorrow at McMaster
Where: McMaster University, IAHS room 201/A (IAHS is the applied health sciences building across from the engineering building JHE and beside the psychology building) – 1280 Main Street West Hamilton, Ontario
When: Thursday September 24th 2015 from 6pm – 9pm
Remember, no prior knowledge or experience needed!
Exact schedule is pending but there will be some kind of talk on privacy and government surveillance, and tables for learning how to use different software like TextSecure/Signal, Pidgin OTR, HTTPS Everywhere, Privacy Badger (and on how to avoid web tracking), email encryption, and the Tor Browser Bundle, as well as how to encrypt your phone and the legal ramifications of doing so.
Some useful links:
https://ssd.eff.org/ General information on privacy and threat modelling as well as the limitations of using encryption
https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser.html.en The Tor Browser Bundle (TBB), the safest and easiest way to browse the web over Tor
https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org/en/ Guide on how to get started with GPG email encryption
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.thoughtcrime.securesms&hl=en The TextSecure SMS app, end-to-end crypto for text messages
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/08/phone-and-laptop-encryption-guide-protect-your-stuff-and-yourself/ General overview of laptop and phone encryption