Usable Cryptography

Talk given at the 2014 Indie Tech Summit.

Transcript

1. Usable Cryptography @FredericJacobs
2. From: Cincinnatus <cincinnatus@lavabit.com>! Subject: Encryption Keys! Date: 1 Dec 2012! To: Glenn Greenwald <glenn.greenwald@riseup.net>! ! The security of people’s communications is very important to me.! ! Encryption matters, and it is not just for spies and philanderers. Installing encrypted email is a critically-necessary security measure for anyone who wishes to communicate with you.! ! That [not having an encryption key] puts anyone who communicates with you at risk. I’m not arguing that every communication you are involved in be encrypted, but you should at least provide communicants with that option”! ! There are people out there you would like to hear from who will never be able to contact you without knowing their messages cannot be read in transit.! ! If you need any help at all with this, please let me know, or alternately request help on Twitter. You have many technically-proficient followers who are willing to offer immediate assistance.! ! Thank you. C. Excerpt From: Glenn Greenwald. “No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA and the Surveillance State.”
3. Encryption lets us protect our universal human rights with the laws of nature rather than the laws of nations.
4. Encryption is about respect too
5. So, why is not everyone using PGP?
7. Making Encryption Accessible
8. You are already using it.
10. Taking one more step
12. Adapting to threats
13. Let’s reset the Net Thank You