Event - Doctorow and Stross: Resisting the all-seeing eye

Michael Holloway, 27 March 2009

Update: the event video is now available in .mov and .ogg format.

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:

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Reply #12 on : Fri March 27, 2009, 21:26:22

[...] Event - Doctorow and Stross: Resisting the all-seeing eye | Posted on March 27, 2009 12:21 PM [...]

Jonathan Hartley

Reply #11 on : Sat March 28, 2009, 04:31:30

Link to the PDF form is 404!

Also - what if you're is already a member?

Thanks,

Jonathan

Michael Holloway

Reply #10 on : Sat March 28, 2009, 11:00:52

Oops, link fixed now. Donation of £10 from all comers pls.

Morgan

Reply #9 on : Mon March 30, 2009, 12:40:12

Sadly, I live in D.C. and can't make it to the event. Is there any chance you will post a video or transcript/notes from the session?

Michael Holloway

Reply #8 on : Mon March 30, 2009, 15:23:18

@Morgan - Yes, there will be a video, which we'll post to the blog.

Glennji

Reply #7 on : Thu April 09, 2009, 09:53:18

Are there tickets left? EventBrite says no, but I thought I'd be optimistic/enquiring.

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Reply #3 on : Wed May 13, 2009, 09:33:00

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Re: Event - Doctorow and Stross: Resisting the all-seeing eye
Reply #1 on : Sun November 22, 2009, 23:49:20

Digital Britain is a scam to say the least and we're all being held at ransom!