Uncensorable, Untraceable Search Engines

[Pages:33]Uncensorable, Untraceable

Search Engines

for

Freedom of Information

Michael Christen, mc@ Campus Party 2012, Berlin

Abstract

SearchEngine

Search portals in the web are vital decision tools for knowledge and cultural values of people. Free content should be accessible with free search. Instead of going through a centralized server that acts as a gatekeeper, keeps logs of your searches and directs you to selected information, your own self-made search engine can deliver information with no censorship, and no tracking.

In this talk, search use-cases like a project search, file search (with attached downloader), faceted search with user-defined categories, social search and peer-to-peer search are explained and demonstrated. You will be familiarized with search engine technology in general and different software modules which can be used to create amazing search portals with unusual but useful functions in just some minutes.

Uncensorable, Untraceable Search Engines for Freedom of Information Michael Christen Talk at Campus Party 2012 Berlin - mc@,

Human Rights

Knowledge is free Access must be free

for everyone Privacy is a human right

Uncensorable, Untraceable Search Engines for Freedom of Information Michael Christen Talk at Campus Party 2012 Berlin - mc@,

Human Rights statement from United Nations

UNO World Summit 2003 on the Information Society: CHARTER OF CIVIL RIGHTS FOR A SUSTAINABLE KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY

(a) Knowledge is the heritage and the property of humanity and is thus free.

(b) Access to knowledge must be free. (c) Everyone has an unlimited right of access to the

documents of public and publicily controlled bodies. (d) The right to privacy is a human right and is

essential for free and self-determined human development in the knowledge society.

from:

Uncensorable, Untraceable Search Engines for Freedom of Information Michael Christen Talk at Campus Party 2012 Berlin - mc@,

Centralized Search Portals

can trace your behaviour danger of censoring, blocking, spamming they own your data

Uncensorable, Untraceable Search Engines for Freedom of Information Michael Christen Talk at Campus Party 2012 Berlin - mc@,

Access to Information bridge between data and user

free information can only be truly free if it can be accessed with free search

free Data

Search

User

u.a.: free Software Data unter Creative Commons License Open Access Archive

as it is today:

proprietary & centralized, it traces you and data can be censored, blocked, removed,

spammed

User needs proprietary and centralized software to discover free content

Uncensorable, Untraceable Search Engines for Freedom of Information Michael Christen Talk at Campus Party 2012 Berlin - mc@,

Access to Information bridge between data and user

free information can only be truly free if it can be accessed with free search

free Data

Search

User

Ranking

Ordering Community

Relevancy

In a specific community people share the same relevancy criteria. Ranking influences standards and opinions within a community!

Centralized Search Engines have a cultural impact on communities!

Uncensorable, Untraceable Search Engines for Freedom of Information Michael Christen Talk at Campus Party 2012 Berlin - mc@,

Your Own Search Engine

Independence

...from Centralized Search Portals: collect your own search index and search in a special way as needed for the content.

Privacy

...you are the search engine operator: nobody can trace you!

Freedom

...of Information: no data access limits, no censoring, no filtering, no user observation, no content spamming, your ranking

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