= Summary =

WHAT?

    We're going to discuss, install and use digital security and privacy tools and practices.

WHEN?

    Friday, December 28, 2012 from 18:00 to 21:00.

WHERE?

    [http://cis-india.org Centre for Internet and Society]
    Postal Address:
    194, 2-C Cross,
    Domlur Stage II
    (Near TERI, and the Domlur Club)
    Bangalore - 560071.

    [http://goo.gl/maps/0ALU2 Google Map link]

HOSTS?

    [https://twitter.com/thej Thejesh GN]
    [https://twitter.com/houndbee Kaustubh Srikanth]
    [https://twitter.com/pranesh_prakash Pranesh Prakash]

BRING?

   Laptops and smartphones

= Details =
== We will provide ==
* Food and drinks: Snacks - Samosas + Kachoris + Biscuits + Tea + Soft Drinks
* Software: Security-in-a-box toolkits + Ubuntu Live USBs + software + internet connection
* Expertise: Kaustubh Srikanth + Thejesh GN + Pranesh Prakash

== You need to bring ==
* Your own laptop (highly recommended)
* Desire to learn about secure and private communications and storage (mandatory! :D)
* Expertise, to share with others (if possible)

== Intro ==
(20 mins, by Pranesh)
* Privacy vs. convenience [being the main threat, more so than privacy vs. security]
* Importance of Free and Open Source Software and Open Standards in ensuring privacy and security
* Basics of Passwords
** Choosing secure passwords
*** [Dropbox Register Page][http://www.dropbox.com/register]
** Storing comes later
** 2FA - Google Authenticator [based on OATH][http://www.openauthentication.org/]
* Securing online identities

== Show and tell ==
=== Browsing (45 mins) ===
(5 mins)
* Firefox (multiple platforms) / offline

(15 mins):
* AdBlockPlus
* RequestPolicy
* HTTPSEverywhere
* Ghostery / DoNotTrackMe
* Noscript

(5 mins)
* Anti-Google Surveillance
** DuckDuckGo
** GoogleSharing

(10 mins)
* Password management
** Keepass + Password Safe
** Cloud Services
*** LastPass
*** Keepass + Dropbox

=== Email + IM (1 hour) ===
(10 mins)
* Thunderbird (multiple platforms) / available offline
** Enigmail

(30 mins)
* GPG4Win + GPGTools / offline
* Seahorse (on Ubuntu Fresh Install)
* Enigmail + Key Management (Kaustubh)
* Key-signing party!

(15 mins)
* Instant Messaging with OTR
** Pidgin + Adium / offline
** OTR / offline

== Tell (27 mins) ==
(5 mins)
* Tor (Pranesh)

(5 mins)
* VPNs and SSH tunnel
** RiseUp (Kaustubh)
** SSH tunneling using AWS / RackSpace (Thej)

(12 mins)
* Mobiles
** APG + K9 (Pranesh)
** WhisperCore (Kaustubh mentions)
** Text Secure (Thej)
** Gibbberbot (Pranesh)

(3 mins)
* Full-disk encryption
** Ubuntu (Pranesh demoes quickly)
** BitLocker
** TrueCrypt

(2 mins)
* Virtual machines
** VirtualBox (Kaustubh demoes quickly)

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