Given the COVID-19 Corona Virus pandemic is not over please take vaccination, booster and mask precautions at any physical London 2600 meeting.
6PM by the Red Phonebox by the Angel Pub, 61 St Giles High Street, London, WC2H 8LE
Tuesday 19th June 2018 6.30 pm to late
Ju Ju's Bar & Stage, 15 Hanbury St, E1 6QR
No registration, free entry (licensed premises)
https://goo.gl/maps/fivDjihSQ4S2
More information and Schedule
Twitter: @CryptoPartyLDN
The Glass Room is a pop-up tech store with a twist. At first glance, it offers the latest in shiny digital consumer
products, such as the newest tablet, fitness tracker or facial recognition software. But as you go inside, you'll
find there is nothing for sale.
Instead, as you look closer at the 'products' on display, you'll see that they are playfully and provocatively
selected to turn the technologies we all use on their head. The artworks, design pieces, and 'Ingenius' staff
welcome you to take a look behind the screens into the hidden world of what happens to your data. Dig deeper
into how much we reveal about ourselves by trying out free, alternative apps, taking away the 8-day Data Detox Kit,
or interacting with our thematic programme of workshops and events.
The Glass Room is an intervention that prompts reflection, experimentation and play. A place that invites you to discuss how data and technology are changing the personal, professional and social fabric of all our lives and a way of making informed choices in the future.
The Glass Room will be open from Wednesday 25th October to Sunday 12th November, from 12:00pm - 08:00pm every day.
The Glass Room
69-71 Charing Cross Road
London WC2H 0NE
Schedule of Events Workshops & Talks
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Wednesday, 25 October, 2017
TIME SESSION
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Workshop : Making Choices in your Digital Life
Whatsapp, Gmail, Google Search - we use these apps and tools because everyone else does, and because... what else is there? This workshop will enable ...
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Workshop : De-Googlise Your Life
"One account. All of Google," is Google's tagline. But what does this mean for those of us who use Google search, Google Docs, Gmail, and ...
Thursday, 26 October, 2017
TIME SESSION
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Workshop : WTF (What the Facebook)?
What aspects of your life are you sharing with Facebook? How much does this company know about you through your daily use of products like ...
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Workshop : Investigating Metadata
We generate metadata all the time - when we send emails, post online, take a picture or even just walk around with our mobile phones ...
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Artist Talk : Adam Harvey - Deep Facial Recognition Query
What's a photo? And what's a face? Both are foundational terms for facial recognition systems, yet there is no clear understanding of either. This talk ...
Friday, 27 October, 2017
TIME SESSION
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Workshop : Investigating Metadata
We generate metadata all the time - when we send emails, post online, take a picture or even just walk around with our mobile phones ...
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Artist Talk : Manuel Beltrán: We, the Data Workers.
Artist and activist Manuel Beltrán, founder of the Institute of Human Obsolescence (IoHO), will speak about the future of labour, particularly about our new position ...
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Artist Talk : !Mediengruppe Bitnik: Bots and Angels
Artists !Mediengruppe Bitnik talk about their recent works on bots and the online ecosystems that has formed around them. They will retrace their recent explorations ...
Saturday, 28 October, 2017
TIME SESSION
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Workshop : Boost your Browsing
Searching, surfing and shopping, much of it happens in your browser. Curious how your browser (Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and so on) leaves you open to ...
8:00 pm
Screening : UK Premiere: PRE-CRIME (2017)
What if the murder of tomorrow could be prevented today? Welcome to the real Minority Report. Predicting future crimes sounds like something from a sci-fi ...
Sunday, 29 October, 2017
TIME SESSION
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Workshop : How the Web Works
We are always connecting to the internet via our mobile phones, tablets and computers, but do we actually know how the internet works? Learn how ...
Monday, 30 October, 2017
TIME SESSION
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Workshop : Making Choices in your Digital Life
Whatsapp, Gmail, Google Search - we use these apps and tools because everyone else does, and because... what else is there? This workshop will enable ...
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Workshop : De-Googlise Your Life
"One account. All of Google," is Google's tagline. But what does this mean for those of us who use Google search, Google Docs, Gmail, and ...
Tuesday, 31 October, 2017
TIME SESSION
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Workshop : Boost your Browsing
Searching, surfing and shopping, much of it happens in your browser. Curious how your browser (Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and so on) leaves you open to ...
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Workshop : WTF (What the Facebook)?
What aspects of your life are you sharing with Facebook? How much does this company know about you through your daily use of products like ...
Wednesday, 1 November, 2017
TIME SESSION
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Workshop : Mastering Your Mobile
Your phone is talking to you, and it is constantly generating and transmitting data to others. This workshop will open the box on your mobile ...
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Speaker : Silkie Carlo: Big Data, AI and Human Rights
Silkie Carlo, Senior Advocacy Officer at Liberty, leads the organisation's programme on Technology and Human Rights, advocating for the protection of rights in areas including ...
Thursday, 2 November, 2017
TIME SESSION
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Workshop : Investigating Metadata
We generate metadata all the time - when we send emails, post online, take a picture or even just walk around with our mobile phones ...
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Speaker : Joss Hands: Networks, Things and Objects - The Saving Power of Gadgets
Joss Hands talks about our relationship to 'gadgets' and our capacity to think and act collectively. How have digital communication devices such as mobile phones, ...
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Speaker : Privacy International - Scarlet Kim and Harmit Kambo
Governments can't enter and search our homes without good reason, so why should they be allowed to break and enter into our electronic devices if ...
Friday, 3 November, 2017
TIME SESSION
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Workshop : Making Choices in your Digital Life
Whatsapp, Gmail, Google Search - we use these apps and tools because everyone else does, and because... what else is there? This workshop will enable ...
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Workshop : Mastering Your Mobile
Your phone is talking to you, and it is constantly generating and transmitting data to others. This workshop will open the box on your mobile ...
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Speaker : Crofton Black: War Taxonomy - An Encyclopaedia of Conditions for Lethal Force
War Taxonomy looks at the record of transactions between the US Defense Department and the private sector. This data - over 15 million items over ...
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Speaker : Eliot Higgins: The End of Secrets - Conflict in the Engagement Age
Eliot Higgins - the award-winning citizen journalist who founded Bellingcat and the Brown Moses Blog - examines how the spread of social media and open-source ...
Saturday, 4 November, 2017
TIME SESSION
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Workshop : How the Web Works
We are always connecting to the internet via our mobile phones, tablets and computers, but do we actually know how the internet works? Learn how ...
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Workshop : Danja Vasiliev - The Critical Engineering Working Group
'The Critical Engineer considers Engineering to be the most transformative language of our time, shaping the way we move, communicate and think. It is the ...
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Speaker : Silkie Carlo: A Feminist Lens on Mass Surveillance
Silkie Carlo, Senior Advocacy Officer at Liberty, leads the organisation's programme on Technology and Human Rights, advocating for the protection of rights in areas including ...
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Screening : Dreams Rewired
"A lively, visually enthralling attempt to gaze into the future by remembering the past." - Stephen Holden, The New York Times Dreams Rewired - a ...
Sunday, 5 November, 2017
TIME SESSION
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Workshop : WTF (What the Facebook)?
What aspects of your life are you sharing with Facebook? How much does this company know about you through your daily use of products like ...
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Workshop : Data Justice Lab: Citizen Scores - Governing People through their Data
In education and health, migration and criminal justice, people are assigned data scores that affect their access to services and their treatment by courts, the ...
Monday, 6 November, 2017
TIME SESSION
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Workshop : Boost your Browsing
Searching, surfing and shopping, much of it happens in your browser. Curious how your browser (Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and so on) leaves you open to ...
Tuesday, 7 November, 2017
TIME SESSION
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Workshop : How the Web Works
We are always connecting to the internet via our mobile phones, tablets and computers, but do we actually know how the internet works? Learn how ...
Wednesday, 8 November, 2017
TIME SESSION
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Workshop : Boost your Browsing
Searching, surfing and shopping, much of it happens in your browser. Curious how your browser (Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and so on) leaves you open to ...
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Speaker : Carl Miller: Digital Power
This talk will be about Carl Miller's attempts to track down and expose one of the most important things that shapes, guides and limits each ...
Thursday, 9 November, 2017
TIME SESSION
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Workshop : De-Googlise Your Life
"One account. All of Google," is Google's tagline. But what does this mean for those of us who use Google search, Google Docs, Gmail, and ...
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Workshop : Mastering Your Mobile
Your phone is talking to you, and it is constantly generating and transmitting data to others. This workshop will open the box on your mobile ...
Friday, 10 November, 2017
TIME SESSION
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Workshop : Investigating Metadata
We generate metadata all the time - when we send emails, post online, take a picture or even just walk around with our mobile phones ...
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Artist Talk : Wesley Goatley: Critical Data Aesthetics
In this talk, Wesley will discuss his work The Listener and explore how critical art and design practice can engage with the politics of data, ...
Saturday, 11 November, 2017
TIME SESSION
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Workshop : Mastering Your Mobile
Your phone is talking to you, and it is constantly generating and transmitting data to others. This workshop will open the box on your mobile ...
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Workshop : Algorithmic Disobedience with Surya Mattu
What does disobedience look like in systems of algorithmic decision-making? In this workshop, artist and engineer Surya Mattu will walk through some tactics and activities ...
Sunday, 12 November, 2017
TIME SESSION
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Workshop : De-Googlise Your Life
"One account. All of Google," is Google's tagline. But what does this mean for those of us who use Google search, Google Docs, Gmail, and ...
OpenTech 2017 http://www.opentech.org.uk/2017/ When: Saturday 13th May 2017. Where: Malet St Cost: £5 on the door. Currently: Pre-register your place Draft Schedule Want to talk? And tell your friends OpenTech 2017 is an informal, low cost, one-day conference on slightly different approaches to technology, experience and democracy. Talks by people who work on things that matter, guarantees a day of thoughtful talks leading to conversations with friends. We've still got a call for talks open. If there's something you'd like to hear about at OpenTech, we'd love to hear what you'd like to hear about, and we'll see what we can do. Register now With a month until OpenTech 2017, we're really excited by this year's schedule. As you'll see it's a fantastic, diverse line up of talks by a whole range of people working on issues and projects that really matter, after a year of democracy doing things that it wasn't necessarily expected to do. Go take a look at: http://www.opentech.org.uk/2017/schedule. Highlights include: We survived 2016, what about 2017? Standards for Private Browsing This is for .everyone post-FUBAR: what's next? Privacy: 23 million children DIY ISP MicroPython, micro:bit and a Million Children Design thinking - build it faster What can deep learning reveal about beautiful places? Mapping Land Ownership Periods: a provocation Open Organs - Post-biological Organ Trade The future: Hope, Scale, or Change? All this and much, much more.
When: Saturday 13th June 2015. Doors open 10:00am
Where: ULU "Student Central" (ULU), Malet St, London
Cost: £5 on the door.
Currently:
OpenTech will be 10 years old in 2015.
We'll be back on June 13th 2015, for the usual mix of technology, experience and everything else. Book your place now, while we firm up the schedule.
We've still got a call for talks open. If there's something you'd like to hear about at OpenTech next year, we'd love to hear what you'd like to hear about, and we'll see what we can do.
Some of us are going to the:
Electromagnetic Field Camp - Bletchley, 29th - 31st August
"Imagine a camping festival with a power grid and high-speed internet access; a temporary village of geeks, crafters, and technology enthusiasts that's lit up by night, and buzzing with activity during the day. Over a thousand curious people will descend on our friendly open space to learn, share, and talk about what they love.Over a long weekend, you can expect to see a huge variety of talks across three stages, a slew of workshops, as well as music, games, and installations dotted around the site.
At previous events we've heard talks about everything from genetic modification to electronics, blacksmithing to high-energy physics, reverse engineering to lock picking, computer security to crocheting, and quadcopters to brewing.
We're inviting attendees to set up their own villages -- camps within the camp -- where like-minded people can camp together and put on their own activities. Our hard-working team of volunteers will supply you with power and internet to your tent.
Our internet connection -- last time it was 380 megabits, this time we're aiming for much more -- will be beamed in from a datacenter nearby, and distributed to your tent by (hopefully) the most reliable conference WiFi network you'll ever use, housed in a series of specially repurposed high-tech portaloos.
You'll also be able to take advantage of our well-stocked bar selling great beer, cider, and soft drinks at distinctly non-festival prices. Sadly we can't get hold of the motorway bridge that housed the bar at our last site.
When you arrive, you'll be issued with an attendee badge unlike any you've seen before. Our badge is a full-blown Arduino-powered computer with an LCD screen and wireless connectivity. During EMF, you'll be able to view the schedule of talks on your badge. After the event, instead of sitting in a drawer, it's fully reprogrammable to do whatever you want. If you don't know how, you can learn at the event!
What makes Electromagnetic Field unique is that everything is created by attendees like you. The entire event -- stewarding, water, electricity, internet, stages, toilets, and the bar -- is organised by a dedicated team of volunteers, and everyone who turns up does their part to make the event an amazing place to be for a weekend. We're a non-profit organisation, so every penny you spend on your ticket goes towards making the event happen.
Expect to run into spork-making workshops, bottle rocket launches, high altitude balloon releases, ad-hoc music installations and so much more.
We hope we've given you a taste of what EMF is all about, but you have to be there to experience it all. Tickets are on sale now -- if you miss out on it this year, our next festival won't be until 2016.
If you want to get involved, you can propose a talk, workshop, or installation, or join our team of volunteers to help build an amazing festival."
tWitter: @emfcamp
The annual London 2600 Christmas Party: is at the same venue as last year
When:
Saturday 14th December 7pm - late (pub shuts 3am)
Where:
London Stone pub, 109 Cannon Street
London
EC4N 5AD
just opposite Cannon Street station
http://www.eerie-pubs.co.uk/london-stone/Find-Us
N.B. Here are the answers to the Christmas Quiz
By popular demand, there will be an Unnofficial London 2600 meeting on:
Saturday 20th July 2013, starting about 5pm
Meltdown eSports bar/pub at 342 Caledonian Road, north of Kings Cross.station.
http://www.designmynight.com/london/bars/meltdown-kings-cross
https://www.facebook.com/MeltdownLondon/info
Google Maps short URL: https://goo.gl/maps/s1Kak
London 2600 & London Hackspace Christmas Crunch
When: Friday 21st December , 6PM till late
Where: The London Stone , 109 Cannon Street , London , EC4N 5AD
http://www.eerie-pubs.co.uk/london-stone/Find-Us
Here is the London 2600 Christmas Crunch flyer: (7 Mb .pdf)
CryptoParty London 3
Date
Wednesday 12th December 2012
Time
6 pm start until 10pm
Venue
Mozilla Spaces
101 St. Martins Lane (3rd Floor)
(next to the Duke of York's Theatre)
London WC2N 4AZ
Nearest Tube station is Leicester Square
Google Maps & StreetView 101 St Martins Lane
Registration
https://cryptopartylondon.eventbrite.com
This will be a free event, but you will need to register your intention to attend, so that we can keep within the capacity limits of the venue.
A CryptoParty is *not* meant to be an event simply for technical experts, it aims to educate journalists, campaigners, political activists and the public in general about the basics of securing the privacy of their internet and mobile phone communications. Learn how to protect your confidential data, the identities of your contacts and whistleblower sources, your trade secrets and intellectual property, your financial transactions or just the seemingly mundane day to day aspects of your personal life.
Many of the people who need to use such tools and techniques the most, do not do so, because of their perceived difficulty and the tendency of technical experts to get side tracked into jargon and theoretical details, which are not relevant to most beginners.
That said, nobody is expert in all the tools and techniques that are available and which may be necessary, depending on the motivation and resources of the adversaries you face.
Provisional Agenda:
Wiki: https://CryptoParty.org/wiki/London
Twitter: @CryptoPartyLond
Twitter hashtag #CryptoParty
Email: info@CryptoParty.org.uk
PGP Key ID: 0x8997F1B8
http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xD698915A8997F1B8
London Hurricane Hackathon
Date - Sunday 4th November, 2012
Time - 13:00 to 23:00
Venue - Google Campus - lower ground floor Cafe
4-5 Bonhill Street
London EC2A 4BX
This is about equidistant between Moorgate and Old Street Tube stations
Directions to Google Campus on Google Maps
Registration
This will be a free event, but you will need to register your intention to attend, so that we can keep within the capacity limits of the venue.
https://LondonHurricaneHackathon.eventbrite.co.uk
London Hurricane Hackathon contact details:
Sam from London Hackspace will be organising sessions involving:
email: samuelcarlisle@gmail.com
pgp: 0x54828CAA
twitter: @samthetechie
Apart from the obvious unselfish reasons for helping our friends in the USA at their time of need, it is not inconcievable that we may need their help and some of this technology, if / when there is a flooding disaster in London, which is not handled by the Thames Barrier.
International Hurricane Hackers contacts:
Website: http://www.hurricanehackers.com - points to Google Docs resource pages
twitter: @hurricanehackrs
email list: hurricanehackers@mit.edu
Internet Relay Chat: http://irc.lc/freenode/hurricanehackers
CryptoParty London
Date
Friday 19th October 2012
Time
6.30 pm start until 10pm
Venue
Mozilla Spaces
101 St. Martins Lane (3rd Floor)
(next to the Duke of York's Theatre)
London WC2N 4AZ
Nearest Tube station is Leicester Square
Google Maps & StreetView 101 St Martins Lane
Registration
https://cryptopartylondon.eventbrite.com
This will be a free event, but you will need to register your intention to attend, so that we can keep within the capacity limits of the venue.
A CryptoParty is *not* meant to be an event simply for technical experts, it aims to educate journalists, campaigners, political activists and the public in general about the basics of securing the privacy of their internet and mobile phone communications. Learn how to protect your confidential data, the identities of your contacts and whistleblower sources, your trade secrets and intellectual property, your financial transactions or just the seemingly mundane day to day aspects of your personal life.
Many of the people who need to use such tools and techniques the most, do not do so, because of their perceived difficulty and the tendency of technical experts to get side tracked into jargon and theoretical details, which are not relevant to most beginners.
That said, nobody is expert in all the tools and techniques that are available and which may be necessary, depending on the motivation and resources of the adversaries you face.
We would like to do hands-on workshops or give talks on:
CryptoParty London contact details:
Wiki: https://CryptoParty.org/wiki/London
Twitter: @CryptoPartyLond
Twitter hashtag #CryptoParty
Email: info@CryptoParty.org.uk
PGP Key ID: 0x8997F1B8
http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xD698915A8997F1B8
Saturday 29th September, 2012
6pm till 11pm
This is about equidistant between Moorgate and Old Street Tube stations
Directions to Google Campus on Google Maps
This will be a free event, but you will need to register your intention to attend, so that we can keep within the capacity limits of the venue.
A CryptoParty is *not* meant to be an event simply for technical experts, it aims to educate journalists, campaigners, political activists and the public in general about the basics of securing the privacy of their internet and mobile phone communications. Learn how to protect your confidential data, the identities of your contacts and whistleblower sources, your trade secrets and intellectual property, your financial transactions or just the seemingly mundane day to day aspects of your personal life.
Many of the people who need to use such tools and techniques the most, do not do so, because of their perceived difficulty and the tendency of technical experts to get side tracked into jargon and theoretical details, which are not relevant to most beginners.
That said, nobody is expert in all the tools and techniques that are available and which may be necessary, depending on the motivation and resources of the adversaries you face.
CryptoParty London contact details:
Wiki: https://CryptoParty.org/wiki/London
Twitter: @CryptoPartyLond
Twitter hashtag #CryptoParty
Email: info@CryptoParty.org.uk
PGP Key ID: 0x8997F1B8
http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xD698915A8997F1B8
UPDATE: 19th March 2012:
https://twitter.com/#!/emfcamp/status/181877952458395649
It's official: Electromagnetic Field 2012 will be held at Pineham Park, Milton Keynes from Fri 31st August to Sun 2nd September!
11:00 PM - 19 Mar 12
Plans for a mainland European style e.g. Chaos Computer Club or Hacking At Random, "hacker camp", at an open air venue this summer, are starting to come together here in the United Kingdom.
The venue is not yet arranged, as the organisers are trying to assess the number of people willing and able to attend and how much they are willing to pay for their phun.
The target date is provisionally the August Bank Holiday (Monday 27th August 2012) weekend, provided that a suitable venue can be found.
Hopefully this Electromagnetic Field Camp will be a Temporary Autonomous Zone of relief from the propaganda and repression of dissent, which the London 2012 Olympic Games have already started to inflict on us.
Not for Profit, Company Limited by Guarantee
Electromagnetic Field Ltd. is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales with company number 07788466.
Registered office: 2 Ockendon Mews, London N1 3JL
The establishment of such a not for profit company, without individual financial liability, should hopefully allow for a larger event to be organised than previous small scale events in the UK like Access All Areas or DNScon or BrumCon etc.
Website:
http://emfcamp.org
Google Groups email discussion list:
https://groups.google.com/group/uk-hack-camp
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/#!/emfccamp
Security B-Sides London, Wednesday 25th April 2012, Barbican, London
http://www.securitybsides.org.uk/
List of scheduled talks:
http://www.securitybsides.org.uk/talks.html
Free registration via Eventbrite, but with the annoyingly intrusive mandatory demand for a twitter handle (200 free tickets gone in 90 minutes)
The traditional London 2600 Xmas Party will be on Friday 2nd December 2011.
Time from about 7pm onwards
Location: the upstairs room of the Nell of Old Drury pub.
For more details, suggestions, offers of help, offers of sponsorship etc:
Subscribe to the London 2600 email discussion list or email this blog via meetings@london2600.org.uk
London Hackspace are hosting a "Hack the Flag" contest on Saturday 15th October 2011.
Hopefully this will be as educational as as much fun as the DEFCON Capture The Flag contests, although this one will obviously be on a smaller scale.
Here are some blurred memories of the sort of things we chatted about this month. This is not a substitute for coming along to the meetings in person: - remember that everyone is welcome, no matter your gender, age or experience or skills (or lack of them), from both sides of the legal fence.
a) anonymity of retained Communications Data
b) coverage
c) price
a) Occupy the Stock Exchange or other financial centres in the City of London
b) Are used as a diversion by insider fraudsters and spies in neighbouring buildings
Rumours that this could happen on Saturday 15th October or Wednesday 19th
"The Street finds its own uses for things - uses the manufacturers never imagined." - William Gibson
October seems to be time when the zombies come out to play::
Who was that masked man ?
Camera Red Eye
"Oooh!!! Careful where you wiggle that glo stick!"
OpenTech 2010
11th September 2010
from UKUUG and friends
Sponsored by data.gov.ukOpenTech 2010
When: Saturday 11th September 2010
Where: ULU, Malet St, London.
Cost: £5 on the door.
Currently: Book your ticket online nowOpenTech 2010 is an informal, low cost, one-day conference on slightly different approaches to technology, politics and justice. Talks by people who work on things that matter, guarantees a day of thoughtful talks leading to conversations with friends.
This one day conference is always packed out, and so you now need to register in advance, although you can actually then pay your £5 on the door.
http://www.ukuug.org/events/opentech2010/registration/.
http://www.ukuug.org/events/opentech2010/location/
There will be no wifi available to paying attendees. We strongly suggest that attendees leave their laptops at home. Speakers will receive details of what is available to them, but are similarly advised not to rely on the wireless network.
Does anyone fancy actually giving a lightning talk or presentation either individually or as a London 2600 group project ?
Want to offer a talk?
We're very much "Open" to suggestions for additional talks. presentations, discussion panels or technology demonstrations.
We'll be trying to fit in as many talks (and lightning presentations) as possible, so the shorter you can make yours, the better (15 minutes is good for a talk; workshops can be up to 2 hours). Alternatively, if you have an idea for a panel discussion, or a tutorial or workshop, or anything else that's vaguely in keeping with the theme of the event, then we also can't wait to hear from you. Remember, stories and experience mean your talk is more likely to be remembered.
Having never attended a hacker con before I wasn't completely sure what Hope was going to be like, I'd attended 'professional' tech conferences before though and my initial impressions were similar but as the conference got into full swing (by Friday night really) you could start to see the big differences. Mainly it's that everyone at Hope is there because they love technology and they love sharing what they know, there were people of all ages - parents bringing kids (which is awesome), security professionals, interested locals and even the odd law enforcement type standing out like a sore thumb!
The Next Hope 2010 logo
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Vintage Computing by Bill Degnan and Evan Koblentz - the talk brought us from ENIAC, through the first mobile computer (built in the back of a truck) and up to the home 'micro' era from kit-computing to ready made systems. The enthusiasm of the presenters was infectious and if you're into your history it's well worth downloading the talk.
Cats and Mice: The Phone Company, the FBI, and the Phone Phreaks by Phil Lapsley - a great history of phreaking from the 50s to the 80s with some very early recordings and accounts of the major lessons learned by phreakers over the years.
RFID badge tracking site
Despite the awesome quality of the talks the coolest part of the con was the mezzanine, there were people teaching basic electronics and playing with a 3D printer in the Hackerspace Village, a whole load of vendor tables (I picked up an Arduino starter kit), an area where you could ride on a Segway (it's easier than you might think) and the infamous Club Mate stand selling the bizarre but oddly compelling German energy drink. Also on the mezzanine was the Lockpicking Village where I learned a few basic picking techniques and the Mid-Atlantic Retro stand where I spent nearly an hour talking to Frank O'Brien about the Apollo guidance computer, the CPU of which he had on display - the idea that man landed on the moon using 36K of ROM and 2K of RAM just seems crazy to me.
Other small highlights included Marco Figueroa finishing his talk by challenging Dual Core to a rap battle with rhymes about C and Assembly, Robert Steele's 8-hr talk that started at midnight (I only made a couple of hours), a screening of by Jason Scott's GET LAMP documentary about text adventure games and social engineer Mudsplatter getting a whole room full of hackers to Rickroll themselves by singing Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up. The closing ceremony was fittingly crazy with Johannes of monochrom standing on the tables at the front of the stage singing The Last Unicorn as part of 'Wikileaks: The Ballet' and then within just 3-4 hours the entire con was torn down by a crew of volunteers and I left with sleep deprivation, a few souvenirs and some great memories.
Event site: http://thenexthope.org/
Posted on behalf of Ash.
If you have taken the usual security and privacy precautions e.g. private browsing mode, strict cookie and history deletion policies etc. in your web browser, you may feel that you can trust Google Calendar to remind you about the next London 2600 meeting, and other events of interest.
"HVR is an online radio show set up as an vocal forum for all the UK hackers and phreaks to come together, work together and a place to share information."
(The) Hacker(s) Voice people have expanded into producing a (.pdf) and printed Magazine, called The Hacker Voice Digest, and have plans for Video as well as their internet radio streams and podcasts etc.
Free Gary McKinnon, who lives in London, is accused of hacking in to over 90 US military computer systems, and is facing extradition to the USA under the controversial Extradition Act 2003, without any prima facie evidence or charges brought against him in a UK court. Try him here in the UK, under UK law.
UK Public CCTV Surveillance Regulation Campaign
NO2ID Campaign - cross party opposition to the NuLabour Compulsory Biometric ID Card and National Identity Register centralised database.
Anti-terrorism hotline 0800 789 321 free and confidential - use 999 or 112 to report immediate threats.
Parliament Protest blog - resistance to the Designated Area restricting peaceful demonstrations or lobbying in the vicinity of Parliament.
Data Retention is No Solution
Petition to the European Commission and European Parliament against their vague Data Retention plans.
Tor - the onion routing network - "Tor aims to defend against traffic analysis, a form of network surveillance that threatens personal anonymity and privacy, confidential business activities and relationships, and state security. Communications are bounced around a distributed network of servers called onion routers, protecting you from websites that build profiles of your interests, local eavesdroppers that read your data or learn what sites you visit, and even the onion routers themselves."
Amnesty International 's irrepressible.info campaign
BlogSafer - wiki with multilingual guides to anonymous blogging
NGO in a box - Security Edition privacy and security software tools
Wikileaks.org - the controversial "uncensorable, anonymous whistleblowing" website based currently in Sweden.
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