takecareofyorsources/summary.md

Take care about your sources

Part 1: Background

• Introduction
  • a few clichés
    • No Virus on mac => bullshit
    • I got an antivirus, i do my updates => Are you using genuine version of every of your softwares ? No cracked photoshop comming with a keylogger ?

• Notions

  • Password:
    • About password strenght
    • What to do with passwords
  • Data / Metadata:
    • What are they (example of letter, metadatas in pictures, cookies
    • how to take care about metadata
  • Crypto:
    • How does it work
    • How to use it (HTTPS, GPG, OTR...)

  • Internet:

    • How does it work usually
    • How does it work with a VPN
    • How does it work with Tor
    • Practicaly: take care about intermediates , use https, if possible use tor
    • About internet: the cloud => Just somebody else computers.

  • Conclusion:

    • Antivirus are not enough
    • have strong passwords
    • block adds and tracking
    • encrypt whatever possible
    • try to use providers you trust

    • take care about your meta data

    • it is complicated ? use tails !

Part 2: Tails

- Why this presentation ?
    - needs to take care about your security for more online intimity via
        - some tools
        - good practices
    - Tails offers both:
        - a distribution of preinstalled and preconfigured tools
        - a behaviour that help to adopt good practices
- Tails ?
    - **T**he
    - **A**mnesic: Leave no trace on the computer unless asked explicitely
    - **I**ncognito: Anonymous and censorship resilient Internet via Tor
    - **L**ive **S**ystem: No installation, works from a DVD, USB Key, SD Card
- Tails in details:
    - Build on top of Gnu/Linux (Debian, like Ubuntu)
    - Since 2008-2009
    - Free software (open, auditable)
    - Supported by Debian, Mozilla, Freedom for Press, Mediapart, NGOs...
    - Famous users (Snowden, Reporters without Borders...)
    - A complete documentation and an user support
    - Everybody have the same Tails
    - Strong with to have a **simple** and **accessible** tool for everybody
- Tails: a fully featured tool
    - Internet: 
        - Web browsing with Tor Browser
        - Icedove (Thunderbird) + Enigmail for (encrypted) mails
        - Pidgin + OTR for tchat
    - Office work
        - LibreOffice for documents
        - Gimp for pictures
        - Audacity for Audio
        - MAT for metadata
    - Hard drive encryption with a "persistence" mechanism for data
- Tails: a carefully made tool
    - By default everything is well configured
        - All the internet trafic use Tor
            - If *needed* like for captive portal there is a "unsafe browser"
    - A complete and sufficient tool distribution
    - Integrate strong cryptographic tools
    - Everybody have the same Tails: no need to worry about documents metadata, browser fingerprint etc...
        - Volontarily Limited personalization
- How does it looks like
    - screenshot(s)
- Does it works ?
    - yeah, according to the NSA (thanks E. Snowden)
        - screenshot of NSA slides
- Tails in summary
    - A Live USB (DVD, SD), offering
        - a full featured environnement (Internet, Office, Multimedia) for working
    - Advanced tools for removing metadata, surf anonymously
    - A good way to segment work/identities and adopt good practices

Notes about tails

• how to get tails
  • BIOS / EFI
• tor
• tails warning
  • public servers by default
  • bridges
• how to trust tails

• not only for journalists but

  • doctors
  • war zones

  • migrants to keep a safe contact

  • activists

  • lawers

  • ...

• can use tails on other computers

• not for everyday use

• try to not use it from your home