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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 term — Direct Encryption — meaning: the only people who can decrypt and read messages are those directly involved in a private conversation or project.
Victory for Valve Turner!
On Monday night I laid awake all night long in an uncomfortable hotel bed waiting for my alarm to go off at 6am. I was obsessively ruminating on the sentencing presentation I would give to the Chouteau County District Court in Fort Benton, MT on Tuesday morning on behalf of Valve Turner Leonard Higgins.
Valve Turners & the Climate Necessity Defense
The activists took these actions with the intention of bringing forth a climate necessity defense in the various state courts of Washington, Montana, Minnesota and North Dakota.
Leonard Higgins Walks Free!
March 20, 2018-- Statement of Lauren Regan, Civil Liberties Defense Center Attorney for Higgins. On behalf of our client Leonard Higgins, we want to begin by thanking your honor, court staff, and the district attorney for their time and professionalism with regard to...
CLDC’s Guide to PIELC
Public Interest Environmental Law Conference March 1-4 2018 From Thursday, March 1st to Sunday, March 4th, The University of Oregon will once again be home of the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC). Starting in 1983, PIELC has facilitated hundreds of...
संरक्षित: Deflect and Defend: Digital Security for Activists (Video)
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Educate Before You Activate!
A Menu of CLDC Trainings By: Emma Stahl, CLDC Intern Since 2003, our slogan has been “assert your rights- we’ve got your back.” It seems like a simple statement, however when we dive deeper into what being an activist means, we realize how nuanced this statement is....
What tech can we trust?
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 don’t use phones or computers.” What we will do is try to give you a way to decide how much to trust each of your devices and apps.
New Year’s Resolution: Become Pen Pals with an Incarcerated Activist!
By: Jack Byrne, CLDC intern In 2018, do your part to support incarcerated activists! As we approach the end of one year and the beginning of the next, many of us are thinking about making resolutions for the new year. We have a suggestion: use this tradition of New...
Commit to Justice with a Monthly Gift to CLDC
"From NoKXL to the Megaloads, to Break Free, from Standing Rock to the Valve-Turners, and for everything in between; Lauren, Cooper and CLDC have had mine and my friend’s backs in Oregon, Washington, Montana, North Dakota and Minnesota. Thanks CLDC for the countless...
Commit to Justice with a Monthly Gift to CLDC
"The Standing Rock people’s call was clear… we need your help. Our dear friends at CLDC had been on the ground since summer and we asked to travel with them. We made an incredible journey to witness the greatest Indigenous Uprising in our lifetime. Thank you, CLDC.”...
Commit to Justice with a Monthly Gift to CLDC
“CLDC prepared me before I joined the front lines, and once I got there they’ve always had my back. With their support, I can continue to push the boundaries of the system until we see concrete change.“-Kiran Oommen In troubled political times like these, Civil...
2017 Year in Review
In troubled political times like these, Civil Liberties Defense Center is called upon to provide expert legal support to a wide variety of social and environmental movements with unprecedented frequency. We are proud and honored to have defended over 150 climate...
Become a sustaining member!
Our end of year fundraising goal to raise $3,000 in new monthly donors by December 31st! This will help to ensure the stability and growth of our organization! But, we need your help to make it happen!
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...
CLDC in Southern Oregon – Supporting the No LNG Fight
Last week, the CLDC was invited to give Know Your Rights trainings by two different youth groups in Southern Oregon. Cooper and I happily left our desks and jumped in the car for a long road trip down to the Rogue Valley, and then over the Cascades to Chiloquin, to...
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 account or login,...
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