Part of a Canada-wide series of events, we have a special evening focused on teaching and discussing security in journalism.
We'll have two talks lined up, as well as a a panel, and a chance to get help installing security tools on your computer. Be sure to bring your laptop.
Speakers:
Security research Kaite Stapleton will discuss common biases and fallacies when covering security and privacy issues in the news
Ryan Dochuk from TunnelBear will discuss building usable and accessible security tools and how journalists in newsrooms use TunnelBear
Matt Frehner will moderate a panel about the Globe and Mail implementing SecureDrop with Colin Freeze and Kevin O'Gorman
Come out for a drink up with others who are interested in, are working with, and/or are affected by the ways new media is changing the creation, dissemination, presentation and business of journalism.
You might learn something new, have a disagreement, find what you know is a big help to someone, get an idea, make a new friend, have a nice time, or have one too many.
All are welcome: hacks and hackers, data journalists and scientists, open data and gov aficionados, students and academics, beginners and pros, venture capitalists and paupers, teetotallers and barflies. Bring your colleagues, and feel free to cross post this invitation with any group that could be relevant to the conversation.
#HHTO
See you there,
Leon & the Hacks/Hackers Toronto Team
May 19
For commercial activities, PIPEDA requires consent to distribute photographs depicting identifiable individuals, similar to its requirement for collecting personal information.
May 21
For anyone curious, a few of us put together this site to collect security tools (it's just the tip of the iceberg): http://pippinlee.github.io/open-journalism-project/Security/
The EFF also has a great overview: https://ssd.eff.org/en/playlist/journalism-student
Thanks for coming by!
4 · May 20
Hey Abdullah—HackHackers events generally try to get computer folks discussing topics with journalists to help bridge gaps in understanding.
The goal of this event is to make a lot of the security tools and practices more accessible for journalists. So while the material might not be perfect for seasoned InfoSec hackers, it's still the big focus of the evening.
May 12
Question: I don't have a laptop to bring--I'm assuming that that is just one element and it's worthwhile me coming and learning even if no one's helping me install security tools. Please let me know if I'm wrong about that. Will I come away with anything in writing or links to do the process myself on my desktop or on a different computer another time? Thanks all.
May 9
Good question—the talks themselves are definitely worth coming out for.
After the talks we'll likely have a corner of the room that people can stop by if they want help installing tools. Everyone else will just be hanging out telling security horror stories with drinks.
May 11
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Do I need someone's permission to distribute photographs of them?
You generally need permission to distribute a photograph of a person, even for the purpose of personal photography. For commercial activities, PIPEDA requires consent to distribute photographs depicting identifiable individuals, similar to its requirement for collecting personal information. Again, this requirement does not apply to distribution for journalistic, artistic, or literary purposes. However, provincial and common law privacy protections still apply. https://cippic.ca/en/FAQ/Photography_Law