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Defense Against the Digital Dark Arts

Join Eric Stroshane from North Dakota State Library for an insightful presentation on the digital threats we face daily and how to counteract them. This session highlights the alarming statistics surrounding online privacy: 86% of internet users are actively managing their digital footprints, with many taking precautions against surveillance. Discover practical tools and strategies, from browser extensions to data-security practices, aimed at safeguarding your personal information online. Learn how to protect your digital rights and ensure a safer internet experience.

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Defense Against the Digital Dark Arts

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  1. Defense Against the Digital Dark Arts Choose Privacy Week - May 5, 2014 Eric Stroshane North Dakota State Library estroshane@nd.gov @ericstroshane

  2. Panel from Zach Weinersmith’sSaturday Morning Breakfast Cereal used with permission. View this and other comics at: http://www.smbc-comics.com/

  3. 86% of internet users have taken steps online to remove or mask their digital footprints • 55% of internet users have taken steps to avoid observation by specific people, organizations, or the government From this September 5, 2013, Pew Research Internet Project report: http://v.gd/6ogCGF

  4. September 1, 2009, Unshelved strip by Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum used with permission. Visit www.unshelved.com for more free comics and books about libraries!

  5. January 20, 1953 - Joseph McCarthy becomes chair of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations • June 25, 1953 – The Freedom to Read Statement is officially adopted by the ALA Council and the AAP Freedom to Read Committee

  6. Proud History of Librarian Resistance • DECAL aka “Library Awareness” (1973-1976, 1985-?) • CIPA (2000-) • USA PATRIOT Act (2001-) • SOPA/PIPA (2011 - 2012) • CISPA (2011 - 2012, reintroduced in 2013…)

  7. Rights status unclear; image used at great personal risk Image in the public domain in the United States

  8. Panel from Randall Munroe’s xkcd licensed under CC BY-NC 2.5 View this and other comics at: https://xkcd.com/

  9. “I don’t try to describe the future, I try to prevent it.” - Ray Bradbury Quote from Roger Moore’s article “At 80, Ray Bradbury Still Fighting the Future he Foresaw,” available at: http://v.gd/pLPkgP

  10. Dave Hoffman’s “Internet VS Privacy – A Helpful Venn Diagram,” licensed under CC BY 2.0from http://v.gd/Yp9Ujj

  11. All Data You Generate Is Personal • Mobility patterns • Browser fingerprints • Search habits • Metadata

  12. Photo by Eric Stroshane, used with permission.

  13. “Pervasive, end-to-end encryption can quickly make indiscriminate surveillance impossible on a cost-effective basis. The result is that governments are likely to fall back to traditional, targeted surveillance founded upon an individualized suspicion.” - Edward Snowden Snowden’s full testimony to the European Parliament (pdf): http://v.gd/0MCQgg Shirt available from: http://v.gd/35zt6R

  14. The Digital Dark Arts • Casual leaks from sharing computers • Spyware and adware • Third party cookies • Keyloggers • Packet sniffing and inspection Detail from katefarrar’s Dark Mark Wallpaper, licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0from: http://v.gd/11oxtb

  15. Panel from Scott Meyer’s Basic Instructions, used with permission. View this and other comics at: http://basicinstructions.net/

  16. Malware: software installed against your will with bad intentions • Spyware: malware that monitors and reports on your activities • Adware: spyware that injects ads

  17. Visualize tracking cookies with Mozilla’s Lightbeam extension (Firefox): https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/lightbeam/ Detail from “Delicious cookie!” image by Andres Moreno, licensed under CC BY 2.0 from http://v.gd/Sv5QJZ

  18. Licensed under GNU Free Documentation License 1.2 from: http://v.gd/bWK1n0

  19. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 US, from: https://www.eff.org/pages/tor-and-https

  20. EncryptoPatronum! • Test how a browser handles SSL/TLS: https://howsmyssl.com • Test a site’s SSL/TLS configuration: https://www.digicert.com/help/ • Get certified! Implement HTTPS on your sites: • Digicert • SSL.com • StartSSL • Or from a host of other cert authorities!

  21. Challenge Vendors to Reset the Net • Place statements in RFPs requesting potential partners to use HTTPS by default • Contact current vendors and request they enable HTTPS by default

  22. CPW Programming Guide - Usable 52 weeks per year! http://v.gd/LukU9J (pdf) Programming ideas from Cory Doctorow: http://v.gd/nbQTbF (YouTube)

  23. Elected officials directory: http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml • House staff directory: http://staffers.sunlightfoundation.com/

  24. American Civil Liberties Union • Center for Democracy and Technology • Electronic Frontier Foundation • Freedom of the Press Foundation • OpenNet Initiative • Sunlight Foundation

  25. Base PAC Recommendations Windows Settings: • Enable the Guest account Browser Settings: • Always open in Private/Incognito mode (for Chrome, add the -incognito flag to the shortcut) • Change default search provider to DuckDuckGo Browser Extensions: • AdBlock Plus • Disconnect or Ghostery • HTTPS Everywhere • For Chrome, be sure to check “Allow in Incognito” for these! Software: • ZemanaAntiLogger Free • CCleaner or a steady state/deep freeze product

  26. Questions? Contact: estroshane@nd.gov | @ericstroshane Slides: http://v.gd/yaFAH8 Playlist: http://v.gd/H7cbAC (they’ll know you listened…)

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