[tor-project] You're invited: Tor's PrivChat | Friday 8/28 @ 17:00 UTC

[Al Smith]

Reminder, tomorrow is PrivChat!

See you there (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOOChyMCZH4) at 17:00 UTC.

Al Smith (they/them)
Fundraising • Communications
The Tor Project

On 8/21/20 2:54 PM, Al Smith wrote:
>
> Hello Tor,
>
> The Tor Project's second edition of PrivChat
> (https://torproject.org/privchat) is taking place next Friday, August
> 28, and you're invited.
>
> PrivChat is a fundraising event series held to raise donations for the
> Tor Project. Through PrivChat, we bring you important information
> related to what is happening in tech, human rights, and internet
> freedom by convening experts for a chat with our community.
>
> *What: *PrivChat | The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Censorship
> Circumvention
> *When: *August 28 @ 1:00pm Eastern, 10:00am Pacific, 17:00 UTC
> *Where:* The Tor Project's YouTube channel
> (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOOChyMCZH4)
> 

> *// The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Censorship Circumvention //*
> Every year, internet censorship increases globally. From network level
> blocking to nation-wide internet blackouts, governments and private
> companies have powerful tools to restrict information and stop
> connection between people. Many people, groups, and organizations are
> doing innovative work to study, measure, and fight back against
> internet censorship--and they are helping millions of people connect
> more regularly and safely to the internet. Despite these successes,
> we're faced with well-funded adversaries that have billions of dollars
> to spend on censorship mechanisms, and the arms race is ongoing.
>
> The second edition of PrivChat with Tor will be about the Good, the
> Bad and the Ugly that is happening in the front lines of censorship
> circumvention. In a world where censorship technology is increasingly
> sophisticated and bought and sold between nations, so is our
> creativity to measure it and build tools to bypass it, as well as the
> willingness of people to fight back. But is it enough? What are the
> barriers facing the people and organizations fighting for internet
> freedom?
>
> *// Host //*
> Cory Doctorow
> Electronic Frontier Foundation, MIT
>  
> *// **Participants**//*
> Felicia Anthonio
> Campaigner, #KeepItOn Lead at Access Now
>
> Vrinda Bhandari
> Of Counsel - Litigation, Internet Freedom Foundation
>
> Cecylia Bocovich
> Developer, The Tor Project
>
> Arturo Filastò
> Project Lead & Engineer, OONI
>
> *PrivChat is free to attend.* If you get value out of these events and
> you like Tor, please consider becoming a monthly donor. Reliable,
> predictable support is the best way to ensure Tor remains strong and
> stable.
>
> Our goal with PrivChat is to build a two-way support system. You will
> get access to information from leading minds thinking about and
> working on privacy, technology, and human rights. And the Tor Project
> will be more agile in our development as a result of your support,
> allowing us to respond more rapidly to increasing surveillance and
> censorship threats (and host more PrivChats)!
>
> Cheers,
> Al
>
> -- 
> Al Smith (they/them)
> Fundraising • Communications
> The Tor Project
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