Hey, only $4606 to go (at 90.4%).
On 07/12/2018 12:53 PM, The Cryptosphere wrote: > Just the messenger here. I've been doing some ad-hoc volunteering with > Barrett Brown's Pursuance Project and their Kickstarter is 75% funded with > three days to go. They can make this happen, but they need help. Press > release below, blog post here: > https://pursuanceproject.wordpress.com/2018/07/12/life-death-and-encryption-an-introduction-to-the-pursuance-project/ > and Kickstarter here: > https://kickstarter.com/projects/85883596/barrett-browns-pursuance-project > > > Is your life or liberty at risk, merely because you report the truth? > Because you are in contact with those who seek to change the world, whose > lives are also at risk? According to Human Rights Watch, the answer is yes, > and sadly, the risk is not limited to distant dictatorships, but exists > even in so-called “bastions of freedom” like Canada and the US. Earlier > this week an American congressman introduced the “Unmasking ANTIFA Act” > which would criminalize protests and speech against the government. > > That is why National Magazine Award-winning journalist and digital rights > activist Barrett Brown has created The Pursuance Project, an ambitious > suite of interconnected tools for creating, assigning, tracking, and > (optionally) publicizing team efforts, all protected by military-grade > end-to-end zero-knowledge encryption. Simply put, it offers virtual > conference rooms, calls, video, text, project management, all in as safe a > digital environment as humans can create. Pursuance staffers cannot see > what goes on in your Pursuance unless you make them team members. Neither > can any government, nor anyone you do not invite. Think of the protection > SecureDrop offers journalists and sources, but with that kind of security > extended to your team communications, emails, texts, and more. > > And it’s free. > > In order to cover the development costs, Pursuance has a Kickstarter, > currently 75% funded and nearing completion this Sunday, July 15. With the > last ten thousand in sight, and the limited-edition rewards flying out, > we’re thrilled to announce that Pursuance founder Barrett Brown will be a > speaker at the HOPE (Hackers On Planet Earth)conference in New York July > 20-22nd, and was a guest on this Wednesday’s OTH (Off The Hook) radio > broadcast on WBAI-FM and podcast, both presented by the hacker “Emmanuel > Goldstein” aka Eric Corley, known for founding 2600, The Hacker Quarterly > back in 1984, and for his role in the film Hackers. > > “We’re not asking for money so we can solve a specific problem. We’re > asking for money so we can enable people to solve all of them.” > Barrett Brown > > Barrett is an infinitely-quotable raconteur who was once accused of being a > “fameball” by Gawker. Pursuance technical lead Steve Phillips is also a > good interview, and can take these complex concepts and translate them into > simple and compelling English. > > “No activist should have to entrust their life to Facebook. No one should > have to choose between security and the ability to organize large numbers > of people. No one should have to use platforms designed to waste your time > in the course of trying to make their lives count. When Pursuance launches, > things will be different.” > Barrett Brown > > The stakes are high. This is our world now: a world where your own DMs, > PMs, texts, and even your face, can be the biggest threat to your freedom. > Help us change that. Help us spread the word about Pursuance. Help us > create a better future for activism, for action, for journalism, for > privacy, and for basic human rights. > > Pursuance Project Contacts: > > Contact: [email protected] / +47 407 67 074 For interviews with > Barrett or his core team please contact Pursuance at > [email protected] / Raymond Johansen +47 407 67 074 > > The Pursuance Board of Directors includes luminaries from the worlds of > whistleblowing, digital privacy, documentary filmmaking, human rights > activism, and more: Thomas Drake, Birgitta Jonsdottir, Mano Singham, Alex > Winter, John Kiriakou, Robert Tynes, Jay Leiderman, Barry Eisler, Russ > Baker, and Raymond Johansen. > > > Lorraine Murphy >
