August 27th, 2022 Community Organizing Discussion

Attending

Steve, Joe, James

Discussion

Upcoming Meeting

9/24 meeting replaced by joining XR Boston protest.

Discussion of helping XRBoston with Security

• Good password hygiene
• Password managers
• Mobile phone security
  • Don't use face/fingerprint login
  • Delete data you don't need:
    • texts, call history, voice messages, notes
    • Flip phones are your friends
    • Your phone tracks you. Turn it off when you want to travel
• Data apps collect about you
  • App permissions
• Talking securely
  • Use Signal
  • Setup Signal to delete conversations after a period of time
• Browse privately
  • Tell browser to clear cookies when you close it
  • Use Brave
  • Turn on noscript
• Use Tor

Conference

• Discussion of one day or two
• Invite people to discuss:
  • National party update
  • RCV
  • MassMesh

Check in with Steve on Arlington Redevelopment Board

Discussion of NIMBYism, lack of local housing, transportation, flying cars and going to Mars.