The Last Hope

The 7th Hackers On Planet Earth Conference

Starting July 18, 2008, The Last HOPE will be taking over Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City. Over the course of three days and nights you will hear from various speakers documenting the latest information from the Hackers On Planet Earth. This is one event you surely do not want to miss.

Autonomously Bypassing VoIP Filters with Asterisk: Let Freedom Ring

Blake Cornell, Jeremy McNamara

Foreign governments and ISPs within Panama, Belize, the Caribbean, Mexico, Brazil, the UAE, China, India, Saudi Arabia, and others have implemented VoIP filters of some type. The effect is obvious - phone calls are effectively blocked. How can Asterisk developers and providers develop mechanisms to help maintain communication through the wake of government supported access control mechanisms?

Bagcam - How Did TSA and/or the Airlines Manage to Do That to Your Luggage?

Algormor

Ever wonder exactly how TSA or the airlines managed to destroy your luggage or what security measures are actually in place once your checked luggage disappears from view? After having yet another bag destroyed while flying several months ago, algormor decided to build Bagcam to find out what happens once the airlines have control of your luggage. Bagcam is a small suitcase containing a mini-DVR and pinhole camera. This presentation will cover the construction of Bagcam, potential future enhancements to Bagcam, and issues to consider should you decide to build your own Bagcam. In addition, various security measures currently in place for commercial passenger flights and the efficacy of these measures will be discussed. Finally, select footage will be presented from flights through Washington DC's Reagan National Airport (DCA); Ted Stevens Airport in Anchorage, AK (ANC); Sky Harbor in Phoenix, AZ (PHX); Chicago’s O'Hare (ORD); and other airports.

Building Hacker Spaces Everywhere: Your Excuses are Invalid

Nick Farr and Friends

Four people can start a sustainable hacker space. Whether you're in an urban area where space is expensive, in the middle of BFE where finding four people is hard, or just outside of an active war zone in Uganda, there are few excuses left for not joining the global hacker space movement with a place of your own. This talk will cover the ten most often heard excuses for not building a hacker space and how existing hacker spaces, fab labs, co-working spaces, and other tech-oriented "third spaces" have solved them.

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