VPNs, Piratebox, and TailsOS

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Noah Wilson

**Note: I teach a class MWF from 10:30a to 11:30a; any times outside of that are fine by me.

 

Given recent political events people are more interested in VPN and safe browsing. In this session I will introduce three tools: The Piratebox, TailsOS, and Virtual Private Networks.  Piratebox, a totally legal, open source project that converts a router into a personal file sharing device that is private, secure, and functions independently of an internet connection. Next I will show participants Tails, a legal linux distribution that prioritizes privacy and which you can install on a flashdrive.* The session will end with a discussion about  VPNs – how they work, what they protect against, and why people might want to use them – and the measure participants want to take to match the level of privacy they desire.
*for participants that bring a flashdrive of at least 6gb, there is potential for them to make a TailsOS drive during this session [note: all contents of the drive will be erased]

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About Noah Wilson

I am a second year PhD student in Syracuse University’s Composition and Cultural Rhetoric Program. I currently serve as a Teaching Assistant for the university where I instruct WRT 105 and WRT 205. Prior to joining the program, I worked in higher education for 7 years, mostly as a Hall Director. In my previous role at SUNY Geneseo I managed a specialty housing area (Writers House) which includes the development of a residential curriculum focused on student interest in writing. My scholarly interests include (among others), digital rhetoric, surveillance studies, genre studies, critical pedagogy, game studies, rhetorical velocity, and new materialism.

2 Responses to VPNs, Piratebox, and TailsOS

  1. Patrick Williams says:
    April 4, 2017 at 4:59 pm

    We’ll make sure to take your teaching schedule into consideration when we put this on the day’s plan.

  2. Jason Luther says:
    April 6, 2017 at 3:30 pm

    I’d love to hear more about VPNs and potential complications both on and off campus. Thanks, Noah!

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