Doctorow and Stross: Resisting the all-seeing eye May 1, 2009

Event - Doctorow and Stross: Resisting the all-seeing eye
Posted by Michael Holloway in Data Protection, Data Retention, ORG Events, Privacy at March 27th, 2009

With the rise of the database state and firms profiting from user-profiling, it’s vital to resist surveillance and ensure the integrity of your digital personality. From technologies like PGP and Tor to the arguments that will convince people - friends and family as well as media and politicians - to watch out for their digital rights, this event is your anti-surveillance 101.

Cory Doctorow - science fiction novelist, blogger and technology activist - and Charlie Stross - science fiction writer and former programmer and pharmacist - will share how and why to control your data. The event will be moderated by Ian Brown - academic, activist and Blogzilla.

The entry price is either joining Open Rights Group - by handing door staff a completed form (link to PDF) - or making a one-off £10 donation on the door. Please register for tickets here. Drinks will be available, as is The Three Kings - a local pub - to continue the debate.

What: Doctorow and Stross: Resisting the all-seeing eye
When: 1830, Friday 1 May 2009
Where: Crypt on the Green, St James Church, Clerkenwell, Clerkenwell Close, London, EC1R 0EA - Map
How: Get your tickets here!

For an intro to one of our speakers, here’s Cory Doctorow at a recent Policy Exchange event, discussing collateral damage to digital rights caused by the cold war between the content industries and the internet:

Official Website: http://www.openrightsgroup.org/2009/03/27/event-doctorow-and-stross-resisting-the-all-seeing-eye/