{"id":22735,"date":"2026-04-16T18:37:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T16:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/now-you-can-break-up-with-big-tech-at-a-bar-cybersecurity-disguised-as-a-party\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T18:37:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T16:37:15","slug":"now-you-can-break-up-with-big-tech-at-a-bar-cybersecurity-disguised-as-a-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/now-you-can-break-up-with-big-tech-at-a-bar-cybersecurity-disguised-as-a-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Now you can break up with big tech at a bar: \u2018cybersecurity disguised as a party\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

These digital security organizers bring the fight for online privacy to dance parties, wine meetups and reading groups<\/p>\n

Imani Thompson shows up at Wonderville Bar in Brooklyn looking ready for a DJ set, or to drink, or to dance the night away with friends. While she\u2019ll probably do the latter, she\u2019s also a cybersecurity organizer leading the evening\u2019s event.<\/p>\n

Thompson is the host, along with the New York City-based tech organizing coalition Cypurr Collective, of Break Up With Google<\/a>. Its purpose isn\u2019t a mystery; the main goal is to help attenders understand how to mitigate their vulnerability to surveillance<\/a> through major tech services. But it\u2019s also important for people to have fun while they do it, Thompson said \u2013 hence the DJs playing until the wee hours of the morning.<\/p>\n

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\nThese digital security organizers bring the fight for online privacy to dance parties, wine meetups and reading groups
\nImani Thompson shows up at Wonderville Bar in Brooklyn looking ready for a DJ set, or to drink, or to dance the night away with friends. While she\u2019ll probably do the latter, she\u2019s also a cybersecurity organizer leading the evening\u2019s event.
\nThompson is the host, along with the New York City-based tech organizing coalition Cypurr Collective, of Break Up With Google. Its purpose isn\u2019t a mystery; the main goal is to help attenders understand how to mitigate their vulnerability to surveillance through major tech services. But it\u2019s also important for people to have fun while they do it, Thompson said \u2013 hence the DJs playing until the wee hours of the morning. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

These digital security organizers bring the fight for online privacy to dance parties, wine meetups and reading groups Imani Thompson shows up at Wonderville Bar in Brooklyn looking ready for a DJ set, or to drink, or to dance the night away with friends. While she\u2019ll probably do the latter, she\u2019s also a cybersecurity organizer …<\/p>\n

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