As seen both through the Edward Snowden revelations, and our recent campaign against PRISM and Tempora, something needs to be done to protect our email, IM chat and web browsing from the prying eyes of GCHQ and the NSA. There's currently a great deal of interest surrounding these issues and as a result people are looking for tools to help them protect their privacy and security online. Cryptoparties are a great way for anyone to learn how to install and use tools to help secure their online communications.
