11-12, 12:30–12:40 (Asia/Bangkok), Stage 4
Existing VPNs are essentially scams. Free VPNs and most centralized VPNs (such as ExpressVPN, owned by Kape) are effectively data harvesting companies. Decentralized VPNs usually have a few large servers and offer barely any more privacy than centralized VPNs. What is missing is 1) onion-routing packets like Tor 2) adding noise (fake traffic) 3) censorship-resistance and 4) mixing packets from different users together. We'll explore how technologies work to defeat even AI adversaries.
CEO and co-founder of Nym Technologies, a startup building a decentralized mixnet to end mass surveillance. Formerly a research Scientist at MIT and Inria de Paris, where I led the standardization of the Web Cryptography API across all browsers. Postdoctoral studies under Bernard Stiegler in the philosophy of technology. Ph.D. in Informatics from the University of Edinburgh and also teaches cryptocurrency at the American University of Beirut.