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• Will be linked via twitter:
• Follow me at @aschwabe
• Posted on my blog:
PainInTheApps.com
Background• Tech Entrepreneur
• 20 yrs in Encryption + Data
Security
• Mobile, Social, Privacy focus now
• Assisted FBI for online predator
hunts
• Founder of Point.io
• Hckr #001 at new startup: STASH
• Privacy + OSS Advocate
• I have this old '57 Porsche Speedster, and the
way the door closes, I'll just sit there and listen
to the sound of the latch going, 'cluh-CLICK-
click.' That door! I live for that door. Whatever
the opposite of planned obsolescence is, that's
what I'm into.
―
Jerry Seinfeld
“Show some #$*ing adaptability!”
― Neal Stephenson,
Cryptonomicon
Who Moved My Cheese?• Reinvent Yourself or face:
– Dissatisfaction
– Obsolescence
– Starvation
Ronald Reagan
• Reboot from being a “B”
movie actor
• Reshaped the philosophy
of the Republican Party
• Reinvented the way to
appeal to the public, and
won greater swing votes
• First magazine in 1888
• First color photographs in 1914
• Nearly died in 90’s – considered “old”
• Didn’t want to die like “LIFE” magazine
• Launched Nat Geo Channel in 2001
– Shifted to include reality TV titles
• Founded in 1889, Selling playing
cards
• Trial and error: taxi service, instant
rice, etc
• First home game console 1977: TV-
Game 6
• 1980 Arcade Donkey Kong
• 1985 NES and Super Mario Bros
Reinvent Yourself?
• Personally first
– Be healthier
– Get more organized
– Learn something new
– Check the attitude
• Follow your inspiration
Making the Pivot
• Accept that failure is just another
step
toward success
– Test new strategies/theories often
– Flexibility is a must
– Frugality is a must
Making the Pivot
• Acknowledge Weaknesses and Learn
From Others’ Success
– You don’t know it all. Neither do I.
• Never. Give. Up.
• Work harder after a failure
The STASH Journey
• Building on past experience
– FusionDox
– Point.io
– FBI
–Military
The STASH Journey
• Making the PIVOT
Ignorance *was* bliss
• A smartphone was just a phone with
email and junk and stuff
• We didn’t care if our kids uploaded pictures and
shared where they were during the day (every
day?)
• We didn’t think twice about emailing sensitive or
private stuff to ourselves or friends, even in
gmail…
1.2 Billion Usernames and passwords compromised
Hacked!
SPIED ON!
NO PRIVACY!
The Privacy Crisis
• We can at least be concerned that the NSA
have cracked and monitor:
– SSL (HTTPS) website activity
– RSA encryption certificates (public/private keys)
– 4G mobile networks (voice and data)
– VoIP voice services
– And any websites/etc. that use the above
NSA security coverage
• Means that they *can* (not will)
hack/monitor most of the services we
rely on daily
• These all use the same core security
tech
Google, Microsoft, otheremail scans
What is next ?
Google’s Right to be Forgotten
True anonymity ?
• Maybe the answer is anonymous
communication??
• Only available for *some* activity online
• Whistleblowers – do we want to enable
WikiLeaks and Snowdens ?
• But isn’t true anonymity the….
Dark Side of the Internet
What we [think we] need (the Future?)
• Anonymous peer validation for data integrity
• Anonymous submissions to known entities only
for whistleblowing
• Social content stays social and never collected
for “Big Data”
• Technologies that encourage responsible use
• Launched August 2014
• The worlds first peer-validated
ephemeral messaging platform
• Influenced by BITCOIN and TOR
• http://stash.my
Re-inventing Secure Communication
• Learn from the industry leaders and
success
• Associate with thought leaders
• Work with smart people
• Be nimble and adapt
Be the next Nintendo
• Dream Big
• Never Give Up
• Keep Learning Something New
Thank you for coming!• Presentation will be shared via
twitter:
• Follow me at @aschwabe and
@stashapps
• Email [email protected]