Tag: Technology
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Digital Security Checklist for activists
Better to adopt good practices now than regret it later. Here is a non exhaustive list of simple things you can do to protect yourself. You can also dowload a free copy of our ‘Basic Security for A Digital Age’ zine for more tips and advice! Use a private DNS server DNS is an essential…
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Using a Windows PC? Use this simple encryption hack for extra protection.
By default, a Windows 10 or earlier PC is aptly named – it’s like a house with an open window. If the first prompt you see when you power your computer on is a Windows login screen, your data is totally insecure. Even if it wasn’t easy to crack the password, the data still remains completely…
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Use a Virtual Private Network (VPN) for online privacy
You can’t have avoided hearing about VPNs lately. Even before the Online Safety Act 2023 put certain online content out of reach without age verification (causing a massive spike in VPN sales), companies were bombarding users with alluring claims and special offers. But what does a VPN actually offer? How do they work? What are their…
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How can I keep my Signal messages secure?
Over the past decade, Signal has proven itself to be the messaging platform of choice for security concious users, and the one that we recommend. Run by a non-profit organisation, there are no instances of user data vewing leaked, stolen, stored or compromised, and the open source nature of the software means that anybody with…
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Advice on Livestreaming
When live-streaming protests, there is a danger of crossing the line from your sense of undertaking “citizen journalism” to becoming essentially a CCTV cameras – a camera that unlike the ones used by the state, quite often comes with a “director’s commentary”. To avoid inadvertently incriminating demonstrators and livestream carefully and safely, consider the following:…
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How to set up your phone before a protest
The best way to make sure your smartphone is secure at a protest is to leave it at home. But many people find it difficult to leave their phone at home – so what can you do to make your phone more secure when going on a protest? To prevent the phone being seized during…