An Introduction To Monero And Privacy Coins

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BIO:
Our speaker this month is Seth For Privacy. Seth For Privacy is the Head of Content for Foundation, a Bitcoin-centric sovereign computing company, as well as a privacy advocate, and host of the Opt Out podcast, a podcast focused on helping others take actionable steps towards improving their personal privacy.

TALK SUMMARY:
Ever wondered what the best tool available for financial sovereignty is today? Many would posit Bitcoin as the ultimate solution, but Monero has emerged as a vital and important tool for freedom in the absence of easy-to-use and approachable privacy tools for Bitcoin. We'll dive into what Monero is, why we need it, and how it takes a holistic approach to protecting each and every user.

HOW TO ATTEND:
Capital Factory is located at 701 Brazos Street, on the 1st floor of the Omni Hotel. We are in the Devvie meeting room. To locate Devvie, locate Capital Factory's main event room off the Omni lobby, Voltron, Suite 150. Once inside, there should be someone at the desk to direct you to our meetup, but, if no one is there, proceed to the left past the kitchen and down the hallway, Devvie is right around the corner. You may also message us on this event or message us at @EFFaustin on Twitter or @effaustin on Mastodon if you are having trouble finding us. Please note that the room will be locked and EFF-Austin will not have access until 10-15 minutes before 7:00pm CST. We will try to have someone in the Omni lobby earlier than that in front of the Voltron doors to greet you if you arrive early, but otherwise just wait in the lobby until you are let in.

Talk will be livestreamed at https://www.youtube.com/user/austintechlive and will later be archived at https://www.youtube.com/user/effaustin. Because our speaker will be attending remotely via our Zoom room, remote attendance via said Zoom room is also an option: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87581288931 - passcode: 857225. Attendees in the Zoom room don't need a Zoom account to participate. Due to zoom-bombing concerns, participants in the Zoom room can only message the hosts/co-hosts, as well as not screenshare, unmute themselves, or use the whiteboard. Video is allowed, with the understanding that the talk is being recorded and that video privileges can and will be revoked if behavior that could be construed as harassment towards fellow attendees is witnessed. If you have a question you wish to ask the speaker, message the hosts/co-hosts or raise your hand, a moderator will then ask you to unmute yourself. Questions for the speaker from virtual attendees not in the Zoom room may be submitted via the Youtube livestream chat, our twitter account, @EFFaustin, or our Mastodon account, @effaustin. A note for all virtual attendees, because we don't have access to the room until 6:45pm-6:50pm CST and our speaker is attending virtually, we will probably not be getting started right at 7:00pm. If you log into the Zoom room and you find yourself in the waiting room, hang tight, someone will let you in shortly.

Parking for the Omni Garage can be validated at the Capital Factory front desk inside room Voltron, Suite 150, reducing the cost to $8. If no one is at the desk, check with EFF-Austin meetup organizers, we can provide you with one. Attendees must park after 5pm and leave before 10pm to receive the discount, otherwise they will be charged full price, which is $3.25 for every 30 minutes. Affordable street park is also available nearby. Details: https://capitalfactory.com/parking/

AFTER PARTY:
Join us for the discussion from 7:00PM-9:00PM, followed by drinks and camaraderie from 9:00PM-10:00PM in the Omni Hotel lobby.