[guardian-dev] Guardian Project's Nathan Freitas to keynote LibrePlanet 2021

Nathan of Guardian nathan at guardianproject.info
Fri Feb 19 11:21:30 EST 2021


Pretty excited for this, even if it is online... the good news is, you
can attend from anywhere on the planet!

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https://www.fsf.org/news/guardian-projects-nathan-freitas-to-keynote-libreplanet-2021

 PRESS: Guardian Project's Nathan Freitas to keynote LibrePlanet 2021
by Zoe Kooyman — Published on Feb 17, 2021 04:29 PM
BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Wednesday, February 17, 2021 -- The Free
Software Foundation (FSF) today announced Guardian Project director
Nathan Freitas as its second keynote speaker for LibrePlanet 2021. The
annual technology and social justice conference will be held online on
March 20 and 21, 2021, with the theme "Empowering Users."

Visit the conference Web site at https://libreplanet.org/2021/.

Attendees are encouraged to register at
https://libreplanet.org/2021/register/.

Founded by Freitas, Guardian Project is most known for its Orbot app,
which allows the anonymity-preserving proxy Tor to be easily used on
mobile phones running Android. Freitas also collaborated with past
LibrePlanet keynote speaker Edward Snowden on the Haven app, which is
used as an off-grid solution to detect breaches or intrusions into a
physical space, protecting those who are at the highest risk of
surveillance and personal danger.

When asked to comment on this year's conference theme of "Empowering
Users," Freitas stated, "In today's world, the 'user' might be a
developer in search of a better way to secure the data and
communications of their app, a human rights organization protecting
their network of advocates and activists, or simply a person trying to
gain back a bit of privacy and dignity online. Rather than offer
packaged, off the shelf 'Privacy Plus Pro' black box solutions, we must
integrate privacy and security into the entire ecosystem of technology."

At this year's LibrePlanet conference, Freitas will discuss his
experience bringing freedom and privacy to Android users in the form of
programs including Tor, GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG), and FFmpeg, in
addition to his work leading the Guardian Project as it delivered free,
privacy-protecting apps like Orbot, OnionBrowser, and Haven to millions
of users around the world. Freitas says, "We at Guardian Project have
been pretty busy for the last decade. Through ups and downs, iterations
and improvements, we have a lot of interesting stories to tell about
where we've been, and where we are headed."

Zoë Kooyman, program manager for the FSF, said, "Nathan Freitas is the
ideal speaker to be keynoting on the theme 'Empowering Users,' because
his work has done just that. Giving back autonomy to users of mobile
phones through free software apps that protect their privacy and freedom
is imperative to the future of free software. We're proud to have Nathan
join our lineup this year."

Two more keynote speakers, along with the full schedule, will be
announced in the coming days.

Thousands of people all over the world have attended LibrePlanet over
the years, and although the novel coronavirus pandemic forced the FSF to
hold LibrePlanet 2020 remotely, an engaging conference was held without
compromising the FSF's principles of software freedom. Hundreds of
recorded talks from past years of the conference can also be viewed in
the LibrePlanet video library, providing a wealth of information on free
software advocacy, development, and the free software community itself.
About LibrePlanet

LibrePlanet is the annual conference of the Free Software Foundation.
Over the last decade, LibrePlanet has blossomed from a small gathering
of FSF associate members into a vibrant multi-day event that attracts a
broad audience of people who are interested in the values of software
freedom. LibrePlanet 2021 will be held remotely on March 20 and 21,
2021. To sign up for announcements about LibrePlanet 2021, visit the Web
site. To discuss LibrePlanet topics or to get involved, join the
discussion list.

Registration for LibrePlanet 2021: "Empowering Users" is open.
Attendance at the Supporter level is free of charge for FSF associate
members and students.

For information on how your company can sponsor LibrePlanet or
participate in the virtual exhibit hall, email campaigns at fsf.org.

Keynotes at LibrePlanet 2020 included Internet Archive founder Brewster
Kahle, Public Lab executive director Shannon Dosemagen, and a panel of
young free software hackers: Alyssa Rosenzweig, Taowa, and Erin Moon.
About the Free Software Foundation

The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, is dedicated to promoting
computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute
computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and use of free (as
in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating system and its
GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free software. The FSF
also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and political issues of
freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites, located at
https://www.fsf.org and https://www.gnu.org, are an important source of
information about GNU/Linux. Donations to support the FSF's work can be
made at https://donate.fsf.org. Its headquarters are in Boston, MA, USA.

More information about the FSF, as well as important information for
journalists and publishers, is at https://www.fsf.org/press.
MEDIA CONTACT

Zoë Kooyman
Program Manager
Free Software Foundation
+1 (617) 542 5942
campaigns at fsf.org

Photo Courtesy Martin Risseeuw



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