Lauri Love on Hacktivism, Surveillence and Privacy

Lauri Love is an English/Finnish computer scientist who has a long history of involvement in political activism. He played a prominent role in the student and Occupy movements in Glasgow during 2011-12. He faced potential extradition to the United States for his alleged involvement in #OpLastResort, the series of online protests that followed the persecution and untimely death or Aaron Swartz. He is increasingly being recognised as an expert on hacking, surveillance and privacy issues in the UK and has a made principles stand against the country's forced encryption laws.

Today, Lauri works in network security and has particular interests in digital civil liberties, rights to use strong and effective cryptography, the [re]decentralisation of services and media platforms and the facilitation of political and activist organisation and action online.

Doors: 7pm

Talk Starts: 7:30pm

Location: PRSC, Stokes Croft

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauri_Love

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/02/11/lauri_love_laptop_decision_reserved/

https://prsc.org.uk/school-of-activism/

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