Open Source Bridge 2011 - Keynote: Peter Fein
Channel: StumptownSyndicate
Date: 2014-11-19

Peter Fein Keynote - Hacking for Freedom. The last year has shown the Internet and computers to be a major force for freedom and self-determination around the world. The presenter discusses his work as a hacktivist. Working with Anonymous and Telecomix, he has helped organized protests in support of WikiLeaks, provided communications support to Egypt and the Middle East, and generally fought the good fight.

A first-hand talk about the politics, technology and ethics of hacktivism. I’ll give an overview of some of the active groups, including Anonymous and Telecomix and discuss some of the projects I’ve worked on in the past few months. See this blog post and video of lightning talk from Pycon

organizing protests in support of WikiLeaks and freedom information. Over one hundred cities in two weeks.
supporting communications in the Middle East: working 20 hours / day for a week for Egypt without dying
When the Net is up: proxies, mirrors, VPNs, encryption, retweeting
When the Net is down: dialup modem pools, fax blasts, ham radio
Works in Progress: two-way radio HOWTOs, Intranet LiveCDs
Other areas of discussion include: possibilities for future action, staying safe online, IRC etiquette, do-ocracy and anarchic organizing. Questions answered.

Website: http://i.wearpants.org/
I also code python, hack preconceived notions, cook and ride bikes.