Jitsi Meet is an open-source video conferencing solution that focuses on user privacy. It discusses various privacy threats like eavesdropping, user fingerprinting, and compromised devices/environments. It recommends muting video when unnecessary, hosting meetings in private spaces, and self-hosting the Jitsi software which is open-source and can be built without Google libraries. Features like background blurring and voice obfuscation are in development to further protect user privacy during video calls.

1. Jitsi Meet
Video conferencing for the privacy minded

2. JITSI MEET
• Why? — All
communications should be
private and using open
standards
• How? — Easy to use an
integrate, mobile SDKs too!
• What? — Open Source
video conferencing solution

3. VIDEO
CONFERENCING
Threat models

4. COMPROMISED
ENVIRONMENT
App
Browser
Operating System

5. USER FINGERPRINTING
• Physical location
• User agent information
• Network information

6. EAVESDROPPING
• Compromised / rogue server
• Rogue app
• Shoulder-surfing

7. CAN WE
HELP?

8. FIRST, COMMON SENSE
• Don’t have critical meetings in public spaces
• Mute video when it’s not needed
• Ensure your equipment is not compromised

9. OPEN SOURCE
• All Jitsi Meet components are Open Source
• The Android app can be built without any Google
libraries (available on F-Droid too)
• Easy to self-host
• github.com/jitsi

10. BACKGROUND BLUR
• Helps conceal your surroundings (BETA)

11. VOICE OBFUSCATION
• Filter your voice to make it
unidentifiable
• GSoC 2020 project
idea
• Interested? Please apply!

12. WHAT
ABOUT
E2EE?
Let’s take a look.

17. SELF-HOSTING
• Prebuilt Debian / Ubuntu packages
• Comprehensive Docker Compose setup
• Manual install
• Ansible playbook by Freedom of Press *

18. “I setup my own technical system for this call.”

19. LET’S DISCUSS!
saghul@jitsi.org | @jitsinews | @saghul
https://community.jitsi.org