Hi! Interesting as well. Mitar -------- Original Message -------- From: Carolyn Winter &lt;cawinter(a)eecs.berkeley.edu&gt; Subject: [secreadgroup] TRUST Security Seminar, Harlan Yu, Thursday, November 14, 1:00 pm To: trustlocal(a)truststc.org, trustseminar(a)truststc.org, eecs-announce(a)eecs.berkeley.edu, secreadgroup(a)lists.berkeley.edu Please join us for the next TRUST seminar<http://www.truststc.org/seminar/index.html> : *Collateral Freedom: A Snapshot of Chinese Internet Users Circumventing Censorship* Harlan Yu, Robinson + Yu Thursday, *November 14,* at 1:00 PM Soda Hall, Wozniak Lounge Abstract: What’s the best way to provide Internet freedom for users in mainland China? “Collateral Freedom,” a recent report based on a new survey of Chinese users, found some surprising answers. Many of the purpose-built Internet freedom tools aimed at dissidents no longer work, while simpler technologies that are widely used by businesses (such as VPNs) have emerged as the primary means for individual Chinese users to access censored information. The most effective strategies rely not on technological stealth, but instead on leveraging the regime’s commercial incentives, suggesting that Internet freedom in China may be at least as much a matter of commercial diplomacy as of human rights. Harlan Yu will discuss the report's methods, findings, and the next steps coming out of this work. Bio: Harlan Yu is a principal at Robinson + Yu, a Washington D.C.-based consulting firm. His firm works for social sector clients on a range of technology policy issues, including online privacy and civil rights, Internet freedom, and open government. He holds a Ph.D. in computer science from Princeton University, where he was affiliated with its Center for Information Technology Policy (CITP). He has extensive hands-on experience at the intersection of technology and policy, including past roles at Google, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and the U.S. Department of Labor. In addition to his Ph.D., he holds a B.S. in electrical engineering and computer sciences from UC Berkeley. --- Carolyn Winter Program Manager, TRUST University of California, Berkeley 337F Cory Hall, #1774 Berkeley, CA 94720 (510) 643-8425 www.truststc.org -- http://mitar.tnode.com/ https://twitter.com/mitar_m