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WPLUG will have a General User Meeting and presentation on Saturday, July 13, 2013, at [[IBM Pittsburgh]].  
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WPLUG will have a General User Meeting and presentation on Saturday, July 13, 2013, at Carnegie Library Brookline. Signs directing guests to the meeting area will be posted.
  
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Whether you’re disturbed by the NSA surveillance scandal or indifferent because you suppose the government has no interest in you, it should make you think about the security of your personal information. You probably work with online banking, personal correspondence, and other sensitive data that certain people just shouldn’t see. What can you do to protect it? At WPLUG’s July general user meeting, we’ll be exploring a powerful new way: Bitcoin, the pseudo-anonymous cryptocurrency based on open source code.
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Whether you’re disturbed by the NSA surveillance scandal or indifferent because you suppose the government has no interest in you, it should make you think about the security of your personal information. You probably work with online banking, personal correspondence, and other sensitive data that certain people just shouldn’t see.
  
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Wi-Fi access at IBM Pittsburgh is limited. Please [http://www.eventbrite.com/event/7367780229/ register] in advance if you would like to use it. Registration will NOT be available the day of the event.
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What can you do to protect it? At WPLUG’s July general user meeting, we’ll be exploring a few of those topics with a few new faces.
  
 
== Schedule for the Day ==
 
== Schedule for the Day ==
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Bitcoin is a decentralized cryptocurrency based in open source software. How does it work? How can you get started?
 
Bitcoin is a decentralized cryptocurrency based in open source software. How does it work? How can you get started?
  
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Daniel has flown all over the world to meet with movers and shakers in the community, including the people who run Mt. Gox. He’s in the process of filming a documentary with his brother called “the Rise and Rise of Bitcoin.” Check it out at bitcoindoc.com.
 
  
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'''Name:''' Johnny, from [http://computereach.com/ Computereach]
  
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'''Name:''' Sage Ross (tentative)
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'''Title:''' Network Security Put to the Test
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'''Title:''' All About Wikis
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Some of the older WPLUG members may recognize Sage from days gone by. He’s a free software enthusiast who works with the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organization that operates free information resources like Wikipedia, Wiktionary, and Wikiquote.
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We’ve invited Sage to talk about the development of Mediawiki, the GPL-licensed wiki platform that all of Wikimedia’s online projects use, as well as his experiences in working with wiki contributors.
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How far do “anonymity” services like Tor go in protecting your privacy? He’ll put them to the test!
  
 
== Meeting Minutes ==
 
== Meeting Minutes ==
  
 
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== Meeting Staff ==
 
== Meeting Staff ==

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