Veilid la revoluçion : Your data is yours to own
Katelyn Bowden, Paul Miller
DEF CON 33 · Day 1 · Main Stage
In an era where personal data is increasingly commodified and centralized platforms dominate digital communication, Katelyn Bowden and Paul Miller presented "Veilid la revolución: Your data is yours to own" at DEF CON, introducing Veilid – an ambitious, open-source, peer-to-peer (P2P) application framework. Veilid is designed from the ground up to prioritize user privacy and autonomy, aiming to dismantle the existing architecture where tech giants control personal data. The talk highlighted not only the technical advancements of the Veilid framework but also the critical lessons learned in building a community-driven, anti-capitalist project focused on defending human rights through privacy.
AI review
Veilid is a legitimately interesting open-source P2P framework with real technical substance — Rust core, all-in-network routing, DHT rehydration, post-quantum roadmap — and cDc lineage gives it credibility. But this talk is more project update and community manifesto than technical deep-dive, and the write-up leans harder on philosophy and narrative management than on the engineering that actually makes Veilid worth paying attention to.