Privacy, Veilid, And You
Christien 'DilDog' Rioux
Security Fest 2025 · Day 2 · Main Stage
In this compelling talk at Security Fest, Christien 'DilDog' Rioux, a legendary figure in the hacking community and a prominent member of the Cult Of The Dead Cow (CDC), unveiled Veilid – an ambitious open-source peer-to-peer (P2P) app development framework. Veilid represents a significant departure from the centralized internet model, offering developers a robust toolkit to build privacy-preserving, mobile-first applications that operate without reliance on traditional cloud infrastructure or intermediaries. The project aims to democratize online communication and data sharing, empowering users with genuine control over their digital interactions and challenging the prevailing "internet data capitalism."