This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ===== Building Privacy-First Communication Tools: From Raspberry Pi to Production ===== * **Speaker**: Jim Arasim * **Room**: CC 202 * **Time**: Sat 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm * **Format**: Workshop/Tutorium (all-day) * **Difficulty**: Some experience required * **Track**: Creative * **Additional Tags**: Live Event * **Presenter Location**: In-person * **Experience**: first time speaking ==== Description: ==== Privacy shouldn't require trusting someone else's promises. This session demonstrates how to build communication and media platforms where privacy is architecturally guaranteed, not policy-based. The talk covers two production projects: **Stuffed Animal War** (ephemeral real-time chat) and **Analog Archive** (self-hosted music streaming). Both run on everything from $15 Raspberry Pi hardware to cloud deployments, proving that privacy-first design doesn’t require expensive infrastructure. You’ll learn: * Zero-persistence architecture patterns (no databases, no logs, no user tracking) * WebSocket-based real-time communication with room isolation * Deploying self-hosted services across hardware tiers * Client-side processing to avoid server-side data collection * Practical fallback mechanisms (auto-AP mode, graceful degradation) **Technical stack:** Node.js, WebSockets, systemd services, Apache2 reverse proxy, Backblaze B2 integration **Takeaway:** Working code, deployment strategies, and architectural patterns you can implement immediately. All projects are open source and production-tested. These systems have been running in production for years, serving real users who want communication tools without surveillance capitalism. **Target Audience:** * Self-hosting enthusiasts * Privacy advocates * Web developers interested in real-time applications * System administrators deploying personal infrastructure * Anyone building alternatives to commercial services
