Congrats!
On Fri, 19 Feb 2021 at 16:21, Nathan of Guardian <[email protected]> wrote: > > Pretty excited for this, even if it is online... the good news is, you > can attend from anywhere on the planet! > > *** > > https://www.fsf.org/news/guardian-projects-nathan-freitas-to-keynote-libreplanet-2021 > > PRESS: Guardian Project's Nathan Freitas to keynote LibrePlanet 2021 > by Zoe Kooyman — Published on Feb 17, 2021 04:29 PM > BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Wednesday, February 17, 2021 -- The Free > Software Foundation (FSF) today announced Guardian Project director > Nathan Freitas as its second keynote speaker for LibrePlanet 2021. The > annual technology and social justice conference will be held online on > March 20 and 21, 2021, with the theme "Empowering Users." > > Visit the conference Web site at https://libreplanet.org/2021/. > > Attendees are encouraged to register at > https://libreplanet.org/2021/register/. > > Founded by Freitas, Guardian Project is most known for its Orbot app, > which allows the anonymity-preserving proxy Tor to be easily used on > mobile phones running Android. Freitas also collaborated with past > LibrePlanet keynote speaker Edward Snowden on the Haven app, which is > used as an off-grid solution to detect breaches or intrusions into a > physical space, protecting those who are at the highest risk of > surveillance and personal danger. > > When asked to comment on this year's conference theme of "Empowering > Users," Freitas stated, "In today's world, the 'user' might be a > developer in search of a better way to secure the data and > communications of their app, a human rights organization protecting > their network of advocates and activists, or simply a person trying to > gain back a bit of privacy and dignity online. Rather than offer > packaged, off the shelf 'Privacy Plus Pro' black box solutions, we must > integrate privacy and security into the entire ecosystem of technology." > > At this year's LibrePlanet conference, Freitas will discuss his > experience bringing freedom and privacy to Android users in the form of > programs including Tor, GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG), and FFmpeg, in > addition to his work leading the Guardian Project as it delivered free, > privacy-protecting apps like Orbot, OnionBrowser, and Haven to millions > of users around the world. Freitas says, "We at Guardian Project have > been pretty busy for the last decade. Through ups and downs, iterations > and improvements, we have a lot of interesting stories to tell about > where we've been, and where we are headed." > > Zoë Kooyman, program manager for the FSF, said, "Nathan Freitas is the > ideal speaker to be keynoting on the theme 'Empowering Users,' because > his work has done just that. Giving back autonomy to users of mobile > phones through free software apps that protect their privacy and freedom > is imperative to the future of free software. We're proud to have Nathan > join our lineup this year." > > Two more keynote speakers, along with the full schedule, will be > announced in the coming days. > > Thousands of people all over the world have attended LibrePlanet over > the years, and although the novel coronavirus pandemic forced the FSF to > hold LibrePlanet 2020 remotely, an engaging conference was held without > compromising the FSF's principles of software freedom. Hundreds of > recorded talks from past years of the conference can also be viewed in > the LibrePlanet video library, providing a wealth of information on free > software advocacy, development, and the free software community itself. > About LibrePlanet > > LibrePlanet is the annual conference of the Free Software Foundation. > Over the last decade, LibrePlanet has blossomed from a small gathering > of FSF associate members into a vibrant multi-day event that attracts a > broad audience of people who are interested in the values of software > freedom. LibrePlanet 2021 will be held remotely on March 20 and 21, > 2021. To sign up for announcements about LibrePlanet 2021, visit the Web > site. To discuss LibrePlanet topics or to get involved, join the > discussion list. > > Registration for LibrePlanet 2021: "Empowering Users" is open. > Attendance at the Supporter level is free of charge for FSF associate > members and students. > > For information on how your company can sponsor LibrePlanet or > participate in the virtual exhibit hall, email [email protected]. > > Keynotes at LibrePlanet 2020 included Internet Archive founder Brewster > Kahle, Public Lab executive director Shannon Dosemagen, and a panel of > young free software hackers: Alyssa Rosenzweig, Taowa, and Erin Moon. > About the Free Software Foundation > > The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, is dedicated to promoting > computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute > computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and use of free (as > in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating system and its > GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free software. The FSF > also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and political issues of > freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites, located at > https://www.fsf.org and https://www.gnu.org, are an important source of > information about GNU/Linux. Donations to support the FSF's work can be > made at https://donate.fsf.org. Its headquarters are in Boston, MA, USA. > > More information about the FSF, as well as important information for > journalists and publishers, is at https://www.fsf.org/press. > MEDIA CONTACT > > Zoë Kooyman > Program Manager > Free Software Foundation > +1 (617) 542 5942 > [email protected] > > Photo Courtesy Martin Risseeuw > > _______________________________________________ > List info: https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/guardian-dev > To unsubscribe, email: [email protected] _______________________________________________ List info: https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/guardian-dev To unsubscribe, email: [email protected]
