% Tails — Privacy for anyone anywhere % intrigeri % January, 2015 What what who ============= Who I am -------- * Tails contributor * Debian developer * ... What is Tails ------------- **T**he **A**mnesic **I**ncognito **L**ive **S**ystem A Live operating system ----------------------- * works on (almost) any computer * starts from a DVD, a USB stick, or a SD card Preserving privacy and anonymity #1 ----------------------------------- * use the Internet anonymously and circumvent censorship: all connections to the Internet are forced to go through the Tor network * leave no trace on the computer you are using, unless you ask it explicitly Preserving privacy and anonymity #2 ----------------------------------- * cryptographic tools: encrypt files, email and instant messaging * media production tools: sound, video, office publishing, graphics... Other features -------------- * exists since 2009 * translated into many languages * Free Software Cadence & popularity -------------------- - release every 6 weeks - about 11k boots a day, doubles every year Who uses Tails? --------------- * Activists organizing in repressive contexts * People facing Internet censorship * Domestic violence survivors escaping from their abusers * Journalists wanting to protect themselves or their sources * etc. And... it works? ---------------- According to the NSA, yes : ranked as "catastrophic," leading to a "near-total loss/lack of insight to target communications, presence..." :) In other words... ----------------- We can beat them. ... (together) Collective matters ================== Our starting point ------------------ privacy and anonymity: collective matters Usability --------- ⇒ privacy and anonymity tools must be usable by a *broad* audience Mutual aid ---------- * social installation and upgrade process * local collectives provide support to users * local collectives provide feedback to the project Inclusive project ----------------- * not purely a project with (political) friends * public and open development: Git, Redmine, meetings and roadmap * design documentation : * trying to improve diversity in our community Tails needs you =============== ## How you can help * Translation * Documentation * Testing * Web and graphics design * Usability * Code * Infrastructure * Debian * Money ## Where to start? * * Tell us about your skills and desires, we'll help you get started :) ## Talk to us * I'm here. * Development mailing-list: **** * Private and encrypted mailing-list: **** * Web: ****