2024-10-12 –, Ballroom D
In 2023, cDc launched an open source, distributed p2p app framework called Veilid. Since then, we’ve released the beta of our first app built on the network, VeilidChat. What is Veilid, and how does it work? Why does this project matter? I’ll be answering those questions, and talk about how we ALL can build ways to communicate that aren’t someone’s revenue source.
In this talk, I will be going over how the Veilid network works- the private/public routing, the encryption involved, and the various methods we use to allow developers to build private apps with no overhead.ill be delving into the ideals of the project, the current state of privacy, and some of the challenges we have encountered when building such a complex network. I want to discuss the importance of diverse community building when creating open source projects of this scale, and how that helps with adoption as well as avoiding foreseeable issues. Then, I will introduce veilidchat, show how it works, and explain some of the design and usability choices that went into the app. Finally, I’ll invite everyone to join the project or download the beta, because TOGETHER we can build a better way to communicate!
Beginner, Advanced
Katelyn is a hacker, an activist, and a community manager. She is a member of the famed hacker collective, the Cult of the Dead Cow (cDc) since 2020. She previously was the founder and CEO of BADASS, a nonprofit dedicated to eradicating revenge porn. Currently, Katelyn is the CMO and Cofounder of the Veilid Project, as well as a board member for the Veilid Foundation- a nonprofit dedicated to developing apps with privacy built in, on the Veilid network. In her spare time, Katelyn creates cursed artwork and nightmare sculptures.