NSA, WTF? Jillian C. York Electronic Frontier Foundation Phare Conference 2014
Jan 22, 2015
NSA, WTF?
Jillian C. YorkElectronic Frontier Foundation
Phare Conference 2014
“We have no control; once it’s out there, it’s basically with the country.” -Martin Muensch, FinFisher
That’s not my job to determine who’s a bad country and who’s a good country. That’s not our business, we’re not politicians…we’re a for-profit company. Our business is bringing governments together who want to buy this technology.” -Jerry Lucas President, ISS World
An end to mass surveillance?
1.Technology2.Policy and law3.Culture
US Legislation and Activism
• Built bi-partisan coalition• Delivered .5 million signatures to
Congress• Commenting on US bills
necessaryandproportionate.net
International Efforts
Technology
• Personal responsibility for protection against surveillance
• EFF projects:– HTTPS Everywhere– Surveillance Self-Defense
Culture
• What kind of a world do you want to live in?
• 1984 isn’t the answer• This is a long fight, but it’s worth it.
“They hurt our economy. They hurt our country. They limit our ability to speak and think and live and be creative, to have relationships and to associate freely.” -Edward Snowden
Questions?
Jillian C. YorkDirector for International Freedom of
Expression, EFF
[email protected]@jilliancyork