jillian c. york

NSA, WTF?

Jillian C. YorkElectronic Frontier Foundation

Phare Conference 2014

“We have no control; once it’s out there, it’s basically with the country.” -Martin Muensch, FinFisher

That’s not my job to determine who’s a bad country and who’s a good country. That’s not our business, we’re not politicians…we’re a for-profit company. Our business is bringing governments together who want to buy this technology.” -Jerry Lucas President, ISS World

An end to mass surveillance?

1.Technology2.Policy and law3.Culture

US Legislation and Activism

• Built bi-partisan coalition• Delivered .5 million signatures to

Congress• Commenting on US bills

necessaryandproportionate.net

International Efforts

Technology

• Personal responsibility for protection against surveillance

• EFF projects:– HTTPS Everywhere– Surveillance Self-Defense

Culture

• What kind of a world do you want to live in?

• 1984 isn’t the answer• This is a long fight, but it’s worth it.

“They hurt our economy. They hurt our country. They limit our ability to speak and think and live and be creative, to have relationships and to associate freely.” -Edward Snowden

Questions?

Jillian C. YorkDirector for International Freedom of

Expression, EFF

jillian@eff.org@jilliancyork