From 599e5c0b58f34b504a90189201b546c8caf81549 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mike Gerwitz Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2016 23:15:22 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add README.md * README.md: Added --- README.md | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1f08ba7 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +# Restore Online Freedom! + + +LaTeX sources for my talk "Restore Online Freedom!" at +[LibrePlanet 2016][lp2016]. The sources produce the slides; notes for the +talk are included in the sources throughout, but are not compiled in any +way. + + +## Description + +Imagine a world where surveillance is the default and users must opt-in to +privacy. Imagine that your every action is logged and analyzed to learn how +you behave, what your interests are, and what you might do next. Imagine +that, even on your fully free operating system, proprietary software is +automatically downloaded and run not only without your consent, but often +without your knowledge. In this world, even free software cannot be easily +modified, shared, or replaced. In many cases, you might not even be in +control of your own computing---your actions and your data might be in +control by a remote entity, and only they decide what you are and are not +allowed to do. + +This may sound dystopian, but this is the world you're living in right +now. The Web today is an increasingly hostile, freedom-denying place that +propagates to nearly every aspect of the average users' lives---from their +PCs to their phones, to their TVs and beyond. But before we can stand up +and demand back our freedoms, we must understand what we're being robbed of, +how it's being done, and what can (or can't) be done to stop it. + +[lp2016]: https://www.libreplanet.org/2016/program/#day-2-timeslot-8-session-3