Direct Encryption

Direct Encryption

End-to-End Encryption is the best security model for communications or online document storage, but the term is a bit of a mouthful that isn’t always clear (“the ends are me and the server, right?” — wrong!).  So let’s try using a new...
What tech can we trust?

What tech can we trust?

What apps are secure? For reasons, we can’t say that any digital technology could ever be considered 100% trustworthy. At the same time, most people can’t do all their organizing in person on backcountry camping trips, so we won’t say “just...

Google and Facebook give your data to cops

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...

Passwords: Best practices

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: Using a different password for every...

Advanced GPG Email Encryption: Self-Study Guide

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. Importing (and fingerprinting) public keys...

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