"Don't be fooled" Mobile Security Hackday, April 1, NYC

Posted by KatrinVerclas on Mar 29, 2011

Please join us on Friday, April 1 in NYC!  To celebrate April Fools Day and to highlight mobile phone & digital network insecurities, the Guardian Project  and MobileActive.org are hosting "Don't be Fooled", part of the new SaferMobile initiative. This hackday will showcase mobile tools to enhance security, profile GP's open-source tools and feature a room for face-to-face conversations about mobile security.

Do to the intimate size of the venue, we are caping RSVPs at 30: 20 "developers / hackers" who want to learn about developing secure mobile phone services and 10 practitioners who want to root their phones / learn about mobile security. Please put your name here!

Location: Open Mobile Lab, 127 W 27 St, Suite 702, NYC
Time: Friday, 1 April 2011 from 9:30 till 5:00. Beer O'Clock from 5:00 till 7:00.
Hashtag: #safermobile

The Guardian Project (@guardianproject) aims to create easy to use apps, open-source firmware MODs, and customized, commercial mobile phones that can be used and deployed around the world, by any person looking to protect their communications and personal data from unjust intrusion and monitoring.

MobileActive.org (@MobileActive) connects people, organizations, and resources using mobile technology for social change. Our global network of practitioners and technologists are working

Photo Courtesy flickr user juli ryan

Wish I could make it!

Hey, this is Rich from the OpenWatch project (http://www.openwatch.net) - Wish I could make it! Hope you guys have lots of success at this hackathon, and if all goes well, I'll try to join you at the next one!

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