Getting Started with Smartphone Security

Whether covering a protest or just the day-to-day of the city, mobile devices open the potential for anyone to tell a story from a first-person perspective. As with many emerging technologies, though, mobile devices like smartphones and tablets open up new ways to have your location, conversations, and activities fall into the wrong hands.

In this workshop we’ll be covering fundamental mobile security and go through how to use your phone’s built-in encryption, the limitations of message encryption and metadata, VPNs, and more. Bring your smartphone or tablet to follow along in getting started!

This workshop is aimed toward people with no prior knowledge of these tools or people who have questions about them. There will also be time for more advanced users to come and discuss more technical solutions, too.

Speakers:

• David Huerta, Digital Security Fellow, Freedom of the Press Foundation
• Olivia Martin, Digital Security Fellow, Freedom of the Press Foundation

Where: Info Commons Lab, Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch, NY

When: December 6, 2017, 7:00-9:00 p.m.

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