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BIO:
Our speaker this month is David Hensley. An Austin native that uses philosophy, comics and literature to navigate the growing absurdity of the ever evolving human condition, David's said navigation is through the rebellion of knowledge. Having studied hackivist movements, blown whistles and other such events, David aims to help synthesize a path to progress that's accessible to all and that will be paved along cyberspace and the electronic frontier.

David has worked in IT for several years while working on his own literary efforts, efforts that implement the cross sectional studies of philosophy, technology and culture.

TALK SUMMARY:
Data is a profitable resource that powerful entities mine and siphon every day. This includes personal financial information, medical and biological information, geo-location, psychological information, behavioral and anything else that can be recorded. More and more aspects of our lives are being digitized, the data being passed around allowing companies and other entities with power to know more about us than our most intimate comrades. How might we maintain autonomy in the face of this non-stop harvest of the many aspects of our being? Data Cooperatives may be the answer.

Join us as we discuss why we might need such a force, what it is, and what it might look like to have data cooperatives become common place in our society.

HOW TO ATTEND:
Capital Factory is located at 701 Brazos Street, on the 1st floor of the Omni Hotel. We are in the Devvie meeting room. To locate Devvie, locate Capital Factory's main event room off the Omni lobby, Voltron, Suite 150. Once inside, there should be someone at the desk to direct you to our meetup, but, if no one is there, proceed to the left past the kitchen and down the hallway, Devvie is right around the corner. You may also message us on this event or message us at @EFFaustin on Twitter or @effaustin on Mastodon if you are having trouble finding us. Please note that the room will be locked and EFF-Austin will not have access until 10-15 minutes before 7:00pm CST. We will try to have someone in the Omni lobby earlier than that in front of the Voltron doors to greet you if you arrive early, but otherwise just wait in the lobby until you are let in.

Talk will be livestreamed at https://www.youtube.com/user/austintechlive and will later be archived at https://www.youtube.com/user/effaustin. Questions for the speaker from virtual attendees may be submitted via the Youtube livestream chat, our Twitter account, @EFFaustin, or our Mastodon account, @effaustin.

Parking for the Omni Garage can be validated at the Capital Factory front desk inside room Voltron, Suite 150, reducing the cost to $8. If no one is at the desk, check with EFF-Austin meetup organizers, we can provide you with one. Attendees must park after 5pm and leave before 10pm to receive the discount, otherwise they will be charged full price, which is $3.25 for every 30 minutes. Affordable street park is also available nearby. Details: https://capitalfactory.com/parking/

AFTER PARTY:
Join us for the discussion from 7:00PM-9:00PM, followed by drinks and camaraderie from 9:00PM-10:00PM in the Omni Hotel lobby.