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Here's some info from a handout for a workshop I co conducted with Emily Abendroth this past summer. These are just some basic links to get started with for increasing your surveillance self defense. There's more always in the works, and I may be updating this page in the future.
Basic Security culture:
http://ruckus.org/downloads/RuckusSecurityCultureForActivists.pdf
http://www.sproutdistro.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/zine-what_is_secu...
Metadata
The hidden information in all your information
Guardian Metadata Guide : http://bit.ly/metadata_guide
More secure Operating Systems
TAILS: https://tails.boum.org/ (protect yourself from people who use Kali)
Ubuntu, Linux Mint are straightforward and simple to use.
KALI Linux for “forensics”:http://www.kali.org/
Email:
Basics on email security: https://github.com/OpenTechFund/secure-email
A great infographic on using PGP is here: https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org/en/infographic.html
Primer on installing email encryption: https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org/en/
Enigmail:https://enigmail.net/home/index.php
Mailpile | https://www.mailpile.is/
Inspired by gmail, but install locally or on your server. In development.
Proton Mail | https://protonmail.ch
created by swiss nuclear scientists
Browser extensions:
Privacy Badger: https://www.eff.org/privacybadger
Disconnect: https://disconnect.me/
HTTPS Everywhere: https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere
Search:
Duck Duck Go: duckduckgo.com
Startpage:https://startpage.com/eng/protect-privacy.html
TOR:
https://www.torproject.org/about/overview
How Tor works overview here: https://www.eff.org/pages/tor-and-https
VPNs:
OPEN VPN software: http://openvpn.net/
Riseup Free VPN with riseup account: https://help.riseup.net/en/vpn
Resources:
Communications Security page from riseup.net: https://help.riseup.net/en/security
Electronic Freedom Foundation: https://www.effa.org
Free Software Foundation: https://www.fsf.org/
Reading:
WIKILEAKS Spy Files: http://wikileaks.org/The-Spyfiles-The-Map.html
How to avoid Being detected by cameras
