A presentation that points out many issues around privacy, proprietary software, and how to use applications such as encryption to protect your voice online and one your smart or cell phone.

1. PRISM BREAK
HOW TO MINIMIZE SURVEILLANCE IN
TODAY’S ELECTRONIC WORLD
PRODUCED BY HEARTBEAT EARTH
FOUNDATION
www.heartbeatearth.org

2. INTRODUCTION
● WHO WE ARE
● WHO ARE YOU?
● WHY WE ARE HERE: THE CHALLENGE OF
OUR TIME AND TECHNOLOGY
● YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
– EDUCATE YOURSELF
– DUE DILIGENCE (DON'T EVEN TRUST ME!)

4. WHAT, ME WORRY?
● SURVEILLANCE LEADS TO REPRESSION
● SURVEILLANCE SCARES ACTIVISTS FROM
PARTICIPATING IN MOVEMENTS
● TODAY WE WORRY AS MUCH ABOUT WHAT
CORPORATIONS KNOW ABOUT US AS
WHAT THE STATE KNOWS
– EDWARD SNOWDEN WAS A CONTRACTOR,
NOT A GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE
– IMPACTS ON JOB SEEKERS?

5. FREE/LIBRE OPEN SOURCE
SOFTWARE
(F/LOSS)
• ALL F/LOSS LICENSES REQUIRE THAT THE SOFTWARE
REMAIN AVAILABLE TO USE, MODIFY, AND DISTRIBUTE AT
NO COST.
• F/LOSS IS INCREASINGLY THE GO-TO STANDARD FOR
OPERATING SYSTEMS, PROGRAMS, AND USER
APPLICATIONS, FOR INDIVIDUALS TO LARGE
ENTERPRISES. IT HELPS REDUCE COSTS, AVOIDS LOCK-
IN, INCREASES PRODUCTIVITY, ENHANCES SECURITY,
AND IMPROVES STANDARDS COMPLIANCE. WITH THE
BEST LONG-TERM INVESTMENT PROTECTION, F/LOSS IS
THE LOWEST RISK CHOICE FOR SOFTWARE SYSTEMS
TODAY.

6. FREE/LIBRE OPEN SOURCE
SOFTWARE
(F/LOSS)
• CONTRAST F/LOSS WITH MICROSOFT (PROPRIETARY
SOFTWARE):
– PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE NOW SHOWN TO HAVE
LINKS TO NSA THROUGH *BACK DOORS*
– REQUIRES PAID LICENSING AND RENEWALS
– NOT CUSTOMIZABLE BY USERS
– CAN INCLUDE CODE TO TAKEOVER CONTROL OF
CAMERAS AND MICROPHONES EVEN WHEN DEVICE IS
TURNED OFF
– WINDOWS PCs SUBJECT TO INTENSE VIRUS ATTACKS

7. LibreTek LICENSES
● REQUIRE THE TEK BE AVAILABLE FOR US,
THE ACTUAL OWNERS/USERS OF THE
PRODUCT :
– FULL ACCESS TO THE SOURCE CODE AND /
OR DESIGN SCHEMATICS
– USE AS WE WISH
– MODIFY AS WE WISH
– REDISTRIBUTE MODIFIED VERSIONS
UNDER SIMILAR TERMS

8. LibreTek LICENSES
● STARTING WITH SOFTWARE AND
SPREADING INTO HARDWARE AND ALL
FORMS OF CULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY:
ALSO REFERRED TO AS “ACCESS 2
KNOWLEDGE”, OR A2K
● LibreTek IS THE BEST LONG-TERM
INVESTMENT PROTECTION AND LOWEST
RISK CHOICE FOR TEK TODAY.

9. LibreTek LICENSES
● LibreTek :
– RESPECTS YOUR A2K HUMAN RIGHTS
– REDUCES COSTS
– AVOIDS VENDOR LOCK-IN / DEPENDENCY
– INCREASES PRODUCTIVITY
– ENHANCES SECURITY
– IMPROVES STANDARDS COMPLIANCE
– MAY EVEN RAISE QUALITY
– HUGE PEACEFUL ECONOMIC BOOST

10. PASSWORDS
• THE FALLACY OF *SECURITY*
• 20% OF USERS HAVE “1111” AS THEIR
PASSWORD
• USE SOMETHING MEMORABLE, WITHOUT
USING ACTUAL WORDS
• ADD NUMBERS AND SYMBOLS
• DIFFERENT PASSWORDS FOR EACH USE
• CAN BE IN A *PASSWORD SAFE*

11. CELL AND SMART PHONES
● NSA DELIGHT!
– GPS
– TOWER PINGS
– REMOTE ACCESS TO MICROPHONE, CAMERA
• VIRUSES, KEYLOGGERS
• ALWAYS USE ANTIVIRUS, ANTI SPYWARE,
AND ANTI MALWARE PROGRAMS ON ALL
DEVICES
• *SNIFFING* WHILE ON WIFI

12. CELL AND SMART PHONES
● Renew, the London-based marketing firm
behind the smart trash cans, bills the Wi-Fi
tracking as being "like Internet cookies in the
real world"
●

13. CELL AND SMART PHONES

14. CELL AND SMART PHONES
• STUFF HIDDEN FROM VIEW
– NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION
– APPS ACCESSING AND TRANSMITTING
CONTACT AND/OR LOCATION DATA
– DIGITAL LIVING NETWORK ALLIANCE (DLNA)
– AUTOMATIC BACKUPS, UPDATES

15. PHONE SOLUTIONS
• TURN OFF THE PHONE, TAKE OUT THE BATTERY
• LEAVE IT AT HOME
• BUY A PREPAID, THROWAWAY PHONE FOR EMERGENCY
USE ONLY (UNLOCKED, FOREIGN)
• USE ENCRYPTION
– REDPHONE, CSipSimple
– TEXTSECURE
• USE AN *OLD* PHONE FOR PHOTOS ONLY

16. EMAIL
• PGP, OR GnuPG
– MOZILLA THUNDERBIRD FOR EMAIL, W/SECURITY ADD-
ON ENIGMAIL (OpenPGP ENCRYPTION)
– HUSHMAIL; RISEUP, GUERILLAMAIL; REDIFF
– BITMESSAGE
• USE VPN TO DODGE MULTIPLE HOPS
● HYPERBORIA: PROGRAM THAT ENCRYPTS MESSAGES
END-TO-END
• CRYPTOCAT (EXTENSION FOR CHROME, FIREFOX) FOR
CHAT, SENDING ZIP OR IMAGE FILES

17. EMAIL
• CONSIDER AT LEAST THREE ACCOUNTS:
– PERSONAL: ONLY FAMILY AND CLOSE FRIENDS
– GENERAL: USE FOR NEWSLETTERS, SIGNING
INTO WEBSITES AS A USER NAME, AS A
CONTACT POINT WHEN PURCHASING ONLINE
– RESET: HAVE ONE EMAIL THAT YOU ONLY USE
TO RECEIVE THE EMAIL WHEN YOU ARE
MAKING CHANGES TO AN ACCOUNT; LETS YOU
KNOW IF YOUR PASSWORD HAS BEEN
COMPROMISED

18. EMAIL

19. VPN
● HERE IS SOME INFO AND POTENTIAL VPN FOR YOUR
USE: https://help.riseup.net/en/riseup-vpn
– BYPASSES YOUR ISP; GOES STRAIGHT TO RISEUP,
THEN OUT TO THE INTERNET
– OPERATES BEHIND THE RISEUP FIREWALL
– CAN BYPASS CENSORSHIP OR ENABLE USE OF
PROGRAMS, LIKE SKYPE, THAT ARE BLOCKED
BECAUSE OF YOUR LOCATION OR COUNTRY
– OF COURSE, ADDS COMPLEXITY, MAY BE SLOWER
● OPTION: https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/

20. VPN
● YOU VPN INTERNET
INTERNET

21. DOCUMENT PROTECTION
● PDFCreator: OPEN SOURCE PROGRAM
– PASSWORD PROTECTION FOR DOCUMENTS
– CONTROL PRINTING OR EDITING
– ENCRYPT WITH AES AND UP TO 128 BIT
– DIGITALLY SIGN THE DOCUMENT TO VERIFY
YOU ARE THE AUTHOR

22. SEARCH

23. SEARCH

24. POP YOUR FILTER BUBBLE!
● SEARCH THAT IDENTIFIES YOU, YOUR
LOCATION, YOUR PRIOR SEARCH HISTORY,
EVEN WHAT COMPUTER YOU ARE USING
(APPLE VS ANDROID VS WINDOWS) AND
WILL ADJUST YOUR RESULTS
ACCORDINGLY

25. SEARCH
• ENGAGE *DO NOT TRACK* OPTIONS IN
YOUR BROWSER
– IF YOUR BROWSER OFFERS ADD-ONS, CHECK
FOR OTHER PRIVACY AND SECURITY APPS
• USE TAILS (F/LOSS OPERATING SYSTEM)
OR UBUNTU 10.04 PRIVACY REMIX
• USE ONE COMPUTER ONLY FOR INTERNET
USE, HAVE SENSITIVE DOCS ON A
SEPARATE SYSTEM THAT IS NEVER ONLINE

26. SURF SAFELY
● BLOCK COOKIES
● BLOCK THIRD PARTY TRACKING: “DONOTTRACKME”
● BLOCK REPORTED ATTACK SITES
● BLOCK REPORTED WEB FORGERIES
● ON FACEBOOK OR GOOGLE: “PRIVACYFIX”
● ADBLOCK
● NOSCRIPT
● MALWARE AND VIRUS PROTECTION
● PORTABLE FIREFOX

27. SOCIAL MEDIA
● YOU CAN NOT REMOVE ANYTHING YOU POST OR SEND,
EVER
– BE PREPARED TO CHANGE YOUR NAME
● RETROSHARE, DIASPORA, AS OPEN-SOURCE
ALTERNATIVES TO FACEBOOK
● EVOLVESOCIETY: AD-FREE, DoNotTrack SOCIAL NETWORK
● OFF-THE-RECORD (OTR) OFFERS AUTHENTICATION,
ENCRYPTION, DENIABILITY, NO FORWARDING OF CHAT
MESSAGES

28. SOCIAL MEDIA
● LIMIT THE INFO YOU SHARE ABOUT YOUR
LIKES AND LOCATION
● CONSIDER FAKE INFO
● USE FACEBOOK DISCONNECT TO
PREVENT TRANSFER OF YOUR INFO TO
THIRD PARTIES
● USE GHOSTERY TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT
THIRD PARTIES ARE LOOKING OVER YOUR
SHOULDER (ON ALL WEBSITES!)

29. WIFI NETWORKS
• AVOID COFFEESHOPS!
• ONLY USE ENCRYPTED NETS:
– WEP IS WEAK
– WPA IS STRONGER
• CONSIDER USING TOR
– NO PLUGINS
– NO OPENING ATTACHMENTS WHILE ONLINE
– USE HTTPS IF POSSIBLE
• PIRATE BOX, A LOCAL WIFI NET THAT YOU RUN, NOT PART
OF THE INTERNET

30. WHEN DELETE IS NOT DELETE
• “USING A COMPUTER FORENSIC EXPERT,
THE BUSINESS WAS ABLE TO RECOVER
TEMPORARY FILES STORED ON THE HARD
DRIVE OF THE COMPANY-ISSUED
COMPUTER WHICH CONTAINED COPIES OF
AN EMPLOYEE’S ATTORNEY-CLIENT
COMMUNICATIONS. (WE SHOULD NOTE
THAT MANY WEB-BASED E-MAIL
APPLICATIONS LEAVE SUCH TEMPORARY
FILES ON THE HARD DRIVE OF THE
SENDER’S COMPUTER.)”

31. WHEN DELETE IS NOT DELETE
• YOU CAN’T *ERASE* DATA BY MOVING IT
INTO THE RECYCLE BIN
• YOU NEVER KNOW HOW MANY PLACES
THAT FILE LIVES ON YOUR HARD DRIVE
• SNOOPING DEVICES AND KEYLOGGERS
MAY BE ON AN UNFAMILIAR SYSTEM
(WORK, LIBRARY)
• DON’T COUNT ON OTHERS’ EQUIPMENT TO
HIDE YOU

32. NOT SPYING, CENSORING!
• CIRCUMVENTOR
• USE A PROXY SERVER
– http://sesaweenglishforum.net IS ONE POSSIBILITY
• ULTRASURF
• AGAIN, TOR OR A VPN

34. MONEY
● DWOLLA AS PAYPAL SUBSTITUTE
● MANY ALTERNATE CURRENCIES
– BITCOIN, PERFECT MONEY, PAXUM, HOOPAY,C-GOLD,
PECUNIX, GLOBAL DIGITAL PAY, AND MORE
● MANY TYPES OF EXCHANGES AND TRANSFERORS
– OKPAY.COM
– THE-LIBERTYRESERVE.COM
– CASHU.COM
● WANT ANONYMOUS? CASH!

35. NEW CONVERSATIONS
• METADATA
– GIVES UP INFO YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT
– http://tiny.cc/lnyc1w FOR AN INTERESTING EXAMPLE
– THERE IS SOFTWARE THAT WILL STRIP THE META DATA
FROM YOUR PHOTOS. ONE THAT YOU CAN USE IS
METABILITY QUICK FIX, AVAILABLE AT
http://tiny.cc/bsyc1w
• LIVE DROPS (SHARING “COPYRIGHTED” MATERIAL
ANONYMOUSLY BY PASSING AROUND A FLASH DRIVE AT A
PARTY OR MEETING; GIVE ONE FILE AND TAKE ONE FILE)

36. NEW CONVERSATIONS
• USE CASH!
• CLOUD COMPUTING, ARE YOU KIDDING
ME?
• SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS
• LICENSE PLATE READERS
– BIKE!
• [FUTURE] UNSEEN MARKING POWDER
DROPPED OVER A CROWD VIA DRONE

37. RESOURCES
• THIS LIST IS INCOMPLETE; IT IS MEANT TO
GET YOU STARTED:
– SSD.EFF.ORG
– SECURITYINABOX.ORG
– WHISPERSYSTEMS.ORG
– BASICINTERNETSECURITY.ORG
– HELP.RISEUP.NET/EN/SECURITY
– FIXTRACKING.COM

38. SUMMARY
● IF WE END OUR ACTIVISM OR STOP
SPEAKING OUT THEN THEY HAVE WON
● WE CAN NEVER BE 100% SAFE
● THERE ARE PROGRAMS AND TECHNIQUES
THAT HELP KEEP US SAFE
● LibreTek AND F/LOSS PUTS US ON A PATH
THAT LEADS AWAY FROM CORPORATE AND
GOVERNMENT DOMINATION

39. WE GET TO CHOOSE OUR
HEROES

40. THANK YOU!
IT TAKES WORK TO BE SAFE AND
ANONYMOUS ONLINE.
WE WANT TO MAXIMIZE THE ADVANTAGES OF OUR TECH-
CONNECTED WORLD WHILE PREVENTING THE LOSS OF
OUR PRIVACY.
WE ARE CONSTRUCTING A NEW WORLDVIEW THAT VALUES
A FREE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION WITHOUT FEAR,
WITHOUT COMPLYING WITH THE AGENDA OF ANY POLICE
STATE, AND WITHOUT THE NEED TO SELF-CENSOR.
COMMENTS: INFO@HEARTBEATEARTH.ORG