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Signal alone is not enough. If you are an activist, you need a complete self-defense against surveillance. @eff.org has been maintaining these resources for years: ssd.eff.org

ssd.eff.orgSurveillance Self-DefenseWe’re the Electronic Frontier Foundation, an independent non-profit working to protect online privacy for over thirty years. This is Surveillance Self-Defense: our expert guide to protecting you and y...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez@aoc.bsky.social

What are some accessible Infosec & Opsec resources that activists, journalists, and organizers can turn to in preparation for the Trump admin? Preparing for a fascist regime can feel scary and paralyzing. This seems like an area where people can take control w/ concrete steps. Please share below 👇🏽

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I've been using Signal and Proton Mail since Edward Snowden dropped his info regarding NSA surveillance of citizens all over the globe. My default search engine is StartPage. I've been a privacy advocate since before there was public access to the Internet, and I've been a fan of EFF ever since.

Well, FUCK. I bookmarked Amazon Smile so that I always credited my orders through it - and NEVER EVEN NOTICED THAT IT WENT AWAY. I won't even START on my rant about self-loathing for giving money to Jeff Bezos because I'm sure you're a nice person and I don't want to do that to you.

The EFF's Cover Your Tracks tool has been a game changer for me, I've been sharing it around as much as possible. Thank you and the EFF for everything you do.

They still do a lot of good work, but that’s not something I’m able to easily look past. Creating a false equivalence between deplatforming marginalized people and deplatforming those who are antagonizing marginalized people is the opposite of what I thought the EFF stood for.

Yeah I have complex feelings on this. I think there’s a principled conversation about what layers of the stack should have which forms of accountability. (And this comes up in my day job too.) What I’ve seen inside is thoughtful principle, especially around skepticism of governments right now.

Jane Doe@noticingclimate.bsky.social

Signal is also funded in a roundabout way by Andrew Forrest. Welcome to "forrest theory". #signal #security #privacy #democracy Who has worked for Forrest? Why, it's Cory Doctorow's most hated person, Malcolm Turnbull: bsky.app/profile/noti...

A nightmare is coming, but I refuse to live in fear, despair, or hopelessness. That's what Trump wants us to do. The 2024 election portends trial and trauma for America and the world. Take all the time you need to process, grieve, and rage. Then steel your spine and resolve to resist.

It's as worth using as other people you communicate to via it are sensible in their implementation of it. Everybody I've ever watched set it up goes and stores their key in iCloud, Dropbox, OneDrive et al. Theater.

Ok, I agree there is no way to effectively protect oneself and loved ones from fascism — not completely But there is a big difference between reasonable preparations vs. none at all. For those of us who can’t escape, we’re trying to shelter in place and/or fight back What would you suggest then?

Excellent advice and I appreciate your wisdom. We need to pay attention and learn from those who have gone through this before. Most in this country have no idea how bad things can and will get eventually… and the importance of what we do now and during the long haul…