counter-surveillance

Main Stage·44 min

• DEF CON
• Privacy
• Date: Aug 2026
• Location: Las Vegas

Cybertiger · Colonel Panic · The Wrew

Cybertiger, Colonel Panic, and The Wrew introduce low-cost counter-surveillance hardware built around the ESP32 to detect tracking devices.

Main Stage·46 min

• DEF CON
• Privacy
• Date: Aug 2026
• Location: Las Vegas

Bill Swearingen

Bill Swearingen explores whether adversarial patterns printed on everyday clothing can effectively fool commercial and municipal facial recognition algorithms.

Community Stage·22 min

• DEF CON
• Privacy
• Date: Aug 2025
• Location: Las Vegas

Desiree Wilson

Cybersecurity architect Desiree Wilson outlines proactive counter-surveillance strategies and OSINT methodologies to protect personal privacy in daily life.

Community Stage·30 min

• DEF CON
• Privacy
• Date: Aug 2025
• Location: Las Vegas

Meghan Jacquot

Demonstrates practical OSINT techniques to audit personal digital footprints and hands-on obfuscation methods to minimize public data exposure.

Security BSides San Francisco·45 min

• BSides
• Privacy
• Date: 2025
• Location: Bsides

Examines BSidesSF 2015 - F*ck These Guys: Practical Counter Surveillance (Lisa Lorenzin) and evaluates key implications for security practitioners.

CarolinaCon·53 min

• CAROLINACON
• Privacy
• Date: 2022
• Location: Carolinacon

Lisa Lorenzin

F*ck These Guys: Practical Counter-Surveillance.

Main Stage·18 min

• DEF CON
• Recon
• Date: Aug 2019
• Location: Las Vegas

Truman Kain

Introduces an autonomous drone-based surveillance detection system for identifying fixed surveillance positions around a target location.

Main Stage·42 min

• DEF CON
• Privacy
• Date: Aug 2014
• Location: Las Vegas

Dr. Phil Polstra

Low-tech, low-cost hardware and signal analysis techniques to detect electronic bugs, hidden trackers, and high-tech surveillance.

Main Stage·49 min

• DEF CON
• Privacy
• Date: Jul 2012
• Location: Las Vegas

James Kirk

James Kirk explores an inside look into defense industrial base technical security controls at DEF CON 20, examining privacy and practical defenses.

Main Stage·51 min

• DEF CON
• Privacy
• Date: Jul 2012
• Location: Las Vegas

Amber Lyon

Amber Lyon explores anonymous and the online fight for justice at DEF CON 20, examining privacy and practical defenses.

Main Stage·48 min

• DEF CON
• Privacy
• Date: Jul 2012
• Location: Las Vegas

Chris Sumner · Randall Wald

Chris Sumner and Randall Wald details copy of the slides for this talk are here: Can Twitter Really Help Expose Psychopath Killers' Traits.

Main Stage·37 min

• DEF CON
• Privacy
• Date: Jul 2012
• Location: Las Vegas

Elie Bursztein · Patrick Samy

Elie Bursztein and Patrick Samy explores fuzzing online games at DEF CON 20, examining privacy and practical defenses.

Main Stage·49 min

• DEF CON
• Privacy
• Date: Jul 2012
• Location: Las Vegas

Jim Rennie · Jennifer Granick

Jim Rennie and Jennifer Granick details copy of the slides for this talk are here: MegaUpload: Guilty or Not Guilty.

Main Stage·49 min

• DEF CON
• Privacy
• Date: Jul 2012
• Location: Las Vegas

General Keith B. Alexander

General Keith B. Alexander details shared Values, Shared Responsibility General Keith B.

Main Stage·20 min

• DEF CON
• Privacy
• Date: Jul 2012
• Location: Las Vegas

Linda C Butler

Linda C Butler details the Open Cyber Challenge Platform Linda C.

Main Stage·49 min

• DEF CON
• Privacy
• Date: Jul 2012
• Location: Las Vegas

Joshua Corman

Joshua Corman details copy of the slides for this talk are here: World War 3.

Main Stage·54 min

• DEF CON
• Privacy
• Date: Aug 2011
• Location: Las Vegas

Whitfield Diffie · Moxie Marlinspike · The Dark Tangent

Whitfield Diffie and Moxie Marlinspike details come watch Whitfield Diffie and Moxie Marlinspike talk about certificate authorities, DNSSEC, SSL, dane, trust agility and whatever else they want to.

Main Stage·27 min

• DEF CON
• Privacy
• Date: Aug 2011
• Location: Las Vegas

William Manning

William Manning explores pervasive cloaking at DEF CON 19, examining privacy and practical defenses.

Main Stage·18 min

• DEF CON
• Privacy
• Date: Aug 2011
• Location: Las Vegas

Phil Cryer

Phil Cryer explores taking your ball and going home at DEF CON 19, examining privacy and practical defenses.

Main Stage·47 min

• DEF CON
• Privacy
• Date: Jul 2004
• Location: Las Vegas

n0namehere

n0namehere details n0namehere, Real World Privacy, How to Leave Less of A Trail in Life Like leaving breadcrumbs in the forest, individuals leave a data trail throughout their day.

Main Stage·54 min

• DEF CON
• Privacy
• Date: Jul 2004
• Location: Las Vegas

Wavyhill · Andre Goldman

Wavyhill and Andre Goldman explores toward a private digital economy at DEF CON 12, examining privacy and practical defenses.

Main Stage·56 min

• DEF CON
• Privacy
• Date: Aug 2003
• Location: Las Vegas

Jonathan Wignall

Jonathan Wignall explores network worms, what is possible at DEF CON 11, examining privacy and practical defenses.

Main Stage·26 min

• DEF CON
• Privacy
• Date: Aug 2003
• Location: Las Vegas

Michael Schrenk

Michael Schrenk explores online corporate intelligence at DEF CON 11, examining privacy and practical defenses.

Main Stage·48 min

• DEF CON
• Privacy
• Date: Jul 2000
• Location: Las Vegas

John Q Newman

John Q Newman explores 10 steps you can take to protect your privacy at DEF CON 8, examining personal-privacy and practical defenses.