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Speakers: Jurre van Bergen | David Goulet
USE OTR is an organisation that works on security, encryption and usability of open source instant messengers (IM). Our goal is simple: improving security, usability and encryption of existing IM software. This talk will outline our organisation and the "Off The Record Messaging" software ecosystem and what's coming up for the future.
We are an organisation that works on security, encryption and usability of open source instant messengers (IM). Our goal is simple: improving security, usability and encryption of existing IM software.
One key aspect is to have developers, resources and funds available to maintain OTR software over time and thus making them sustainable, up-to-date and secure. We will be collaborating and sharing resources with developers, as we believe educating them on usability, security and cryptography updates should be a core part of our work.
Another key aspect of our mission will be our partnership with other NGOs. While we have already started collaborating with the Centre for Investigative Journalism we want to extend our network and reach out to others. Indeed, having observed that journalists, NGOs and activists are the most exposed to surveillance, we believe they should have their say when it comes to dealing with usability. We want to hear from them and this is why we have started creating partnerships with organisations allowing us reach these populations.
By developing safer, usable encryption instant messaging tools we directly support freedom of speech and expression worldwide. In addition to that, we will improve the experience of the already existing IM software users, Pidgin itself is used by tens of thousands of users world wide.
In this talk we will provide an overview of what "Off The Record Messaging" is, what the software ecosystem looks like, what the projects are that USEOTR are developing and what's next for the future.