Aaron Swartz Day CryptoBar

Where friendly nerds help you secure your stuff

We have an exciting line-up of speakers (see below). Their short talks will be followed by a relaxed hour in which attendees can move between “bars”. At each, attendees can get information or advice from friendly nerds on a topic related to keeping their stuff secure and private – VPN’s, strong passwords and password managers, the Tor browser, encrypted messaging (Signal/Wire), or online tracking and social media privacy.

Aaron Swartz used technology, in brilliant, courageous ways, to empower people by giving them access to information, vehicles for expression, and tools for organizing movements. We join in annual events around the world honouring his short life around his birthday.

Please note that you need to register for a free ticket at https://pretix.eu/thoughtworks/asday2019

Speakers:

Lizzie O'Shea – named a Human Rights Hero by Access Now, Lizzie is a founder and board member of Digital Rights Watch, which advocates for human rights online. She is on the board of the National Justice Project, Blueprint for Free Speech and the Alliance for Gambling Reform, and is the author of Future Histories.

Sam McLean – former National Director of GetUp

Lilly Ryan – Pen tester, Python wrangler, and recovering historian. She writes and speaks internationally about ethical software, social identities after death, teamwork, and the telegraph. More recently she has researched the domestic use of arsenic in Victorian England, attempted urban camouflage, reverse engineered APIs, wielded the Oxford comma, and knitted a frivolous hat.

Glenn Todd – activist organiser and digital trainer. Glenn is the founder of ActionSkills. He has been building websites for businesses and community groups for over 18 years and is passionate about empowering people to use technology to solve important problems.