In 2019 protecting our privacy is a serious issue and it is often difficult to find an ideal solution. The economy of Internet services revolves around data collection and data analysis, every kind of data regarding the users can be analyzed and generate profit. To survive in this kind of Internet - where the main currency is the users' data - it is important to trust the product we use.
Open source softwares are a partial solution to this problem and they can help to protect our data. By allowing anyone to read and study the source code, users can see how their data are managed. Some examples of useful softwares used to protect our privacy are Tor Browser, Pi-hole, Tails and Signal.
2. :~$ whoami
● Luigi Gubello by day
● @evaristegal0is by night
● Wannabe mathematician
● Linux user
● Python lover
● Twitter addicted
● Cats addicted
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3. “Free” services we use everyday
and others...
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All product names, trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners.
4. We pay with own our data
Often without reading what data are collected and
without knowing how the companies use them.
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Cookies policy
Privacy policy
App permissions
…Do we really read them?
5. How data are used
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6. How can open source help us?
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Open source software ==*
Transparency
Open source software != Better privacy
Open source software != Better security
* Trasparency ---> Open Source, but Open Source -X-> Trasparency always
7. Open source against algorithms
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Some softwares or services can be not totally open source. All product names, trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners.
and others...?
8. Tor Project
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User-friendly browser to connect to Tor network
Bypassing censorship and government firewalls
Blocking the tracking
Defending your own privacy online
9. Mastodon
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Decentralized open source social network
Everyone can install Mastodon on their own server
Transparent: you can see how algorithms work
Ads free
10. Signal
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Encrypted open source messaging app
Signal’s protocol is open source
Many apps base their cryptography on Signal
11. Bitwarden
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Open source password manager
You can host it on your own server
Free for personal use
Premium features are paid
12. Create open source ecosystem
● Transparency: save your data
● Give an alternative to others
● Help open source projects
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13. :~$ shutdown -h now
⁉ Questions & Answers Time! 🎉
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Contacts
https://gubello.me
@evaristegal0is
luigigubello
luigi.gubello [at] tutanota.com