The Electronic Frontier Foundation has defended decentralized innovation -- in the courts, and to lawmakers across the world -- since 1990. While we can't give you direct legal advice at DWeb, our technologists, activists and strategists can share what we know from past battles over crypto export controls, "code is speech" precedents, P2P technologies. Share what you're up to, and find out how we can help.
Come find us in the EFF Lounge area in the Mesh Hall and ask us anything!
Why participate: If you're worried about how governments (or corporations) might use the law to stop what you're doing -- or the unexpected consequences of laws controlling something very different to you, from the GDPR to new encryption regulation, you should come along and ask questions!
Helping build technical infrastructure that helps defend digital privacy, free speech, and innovation. Long-time believer in FLOSS and encryption, participant in the disaster.radio project, here to learn like crazy.
Director of Strategy, Electronic Frontier Foundation
Danny O'Brien has been an activist for online free speech and privacy for over 20 years. In his home country of the UK, he fought against repressive anti-encryption law, and helped make the UK Parliament more transparent with FaxYourMP. He was EFF's activist from 2005 to 2007, and... Read More →
Senior Staff Technologist, Electronic Frontier Foundation
Seth Schoen has worked at EFF over a decade, creating the Staff Technologist position and helping other technologists understand the civil liberties implications of their work, EFF staff better understand technology related to EFF's legal work, and the public understand what products... Read More →
Friday July 19, 2019 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Mesh Hall
