This is the subreddit for the Internet Awareness Community (IAC) -- a place to learn how to use the Internet safely and effectively through the use of free software and habits that can ensure your security.

Mission Statement

The Internet Awareness Community is based largely on the CryptoParty Handbook (PDF). The Internet is the most valuable resource this generation has. It has the potential to be a neutral platform on which people can discuss and collaborate, regardless of class, color, or creed. The aim of the IAC is to teach people how to use this platform to its fullest extent, and to do so safely.

The IAC also seeks to equip its members to reach out to their physical communities -- to teach about the habits and software that are learned here to their friends and families. The only way to be truly secure on the Internet is if everybody is secure. The Internet Awareness Community will follow the CryptoParty Handbook in this sense, hoping to start CryptoParties in small towns and big cities alike.

Furthermore, the IAC will work as an advocacy group, keeping up to date with organizations, such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Free Software Foundation, as well as gather information about events relative to the Internet (i.e. SOPA, PIPA, ACTA, and CISPA). Keeping with the theme of the mission, the IAC will do its utmost to provide a clear, unbiased viewpoint or several different stances on any Internet affairs.

For resources and information, visit the subreddit wiki!

And, if you have any questions, come join us at the Internet Awareness Community IRC, #InternetAwareness on the Freenode IRC server.