In an ideal world you never lose your phone or have it on you when risking arrest. Of course this isn’t always practical. Keeping your phone locked at all times is great protection, but some of your data could still be at risk if the cops get their hands on it. Here’s […]
We dislike G**gle and F*c*book. Here is one reason.
Every year, Google and Facebook hand over data from roughly one hundred thousand user accounts to law enforcement and other requesters. Many of these requests come in the form of subpoenas, which do not require probable cause, can originate out of criminal […]
If you do nothing else, use a password manager (keepassxc.org, lastpass.com, 1password.com) that is protected by a strong password — here’s a checklist and a zine to help you make one.
At a minimum, we recommend:
So, you’re set up to use GPG email encryption using Thunderbird+Enigmail in one of our trainings or using our online guide. The following exercises will help reinforce key concepts and teach you some advanced tricks.
Now that you are using GPG email encryption, you will need […]
Activists who do not encrypt their communications put themselves and others at risk of surveillance. Encryption is more important than ever, but also much easier to use than it once was. We will give an overview of state-of-the-art secure communications tools, discuss trade-offs and considerations in choosing the right tools […]
Vulnerabilities and exploits to Internet-enabled devices are constantly being discovered (and stockpiled). This is one reason why you’ll hear us say “there is no such thing as perfect digital security” and “don’t bet your life and liberty on this [digital security] tool”. That said, there is a lot you […]
Short of meeting face-to-face with a person you really know, it is sometimes impossible to know if the person you are communicating with is who you think it is.
Doxing is the practice of collecting personal info (public or private) and publishing it online. It has been used as a means of intimidation and harassment and CLDC has been asked more than once "what if it happens to me?"
DreamHost, a web-host, has revealed that they are fighting the US government warrant requesting all information about every person who has visited the website www.disruptj20.org. Such information could include all subpages of disruptj20 that you surfed, how often you did so and the complete text of anything you might […]
In response to a question to the Digital Security for Activists program:
How secure is it to delete email and other internet documents? Who owns the deletions– the email provider, the ISP, the owner of the server/hardware? The person/entity who wrote it? The person/entity who received it?
After deleting an email, you […]
