Tech Security for Activists

Dimi(ClimateActionCamp/CJABelgium)
https://we.riseup.net/psi36

http://www.booki.cc/techtoolsforactivists/ Secureelectroniccommunication BrowsingtheInternetAnonymously OrganisingOnline Securingyouremail HidingStuffonyourComputer

Secure electronic communication

Mobile or landline phone VoIP phone Instant messaging using OffThe-Record Skype-to-Skype call or chat Email Facebook chat Crabgrass chat Signed Email Encrypted Email Signed, Encrypted Email Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No No Yes* Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes No** Yes*** Yes No No No Yes No Yes Yes

* A phone call can be authenticated if you recognise the voice of the caller. ** Phone calls can be intercepted. *** VoIP calls can be routed through secure networks

Browsing the Internet Anonymously

HTTPS(SSL,installcacert.orgrootcertificate) Publicwifihotspot Payasyougo3Gadapter(boughtw/cash) FirefoxonaGNU/Linuxsystem LinuxliveCD TOR(TheOnionRouter) VPN(virtualprivatenetwork) Tunneling(SSH)

Organising Online
WayspeopleOrganiseOnline
SocialNetworkingSites InstantMessagingandTwitter EmailandEmaillists

Securetools
Crabgrass,Friendika,Diaspora IRCandIdenti.ca Activistmailinglists(weakestlink)
aktivix.org,riseup.net,psand.net

Securing your email

UseBCCratherthanToorCC Don'tuseacommercialwebmailprovider(Google, Hotmail,Yahoo,)
Logofyourmails/Terminationofyouraccount Activistmailhosting:Riseup,AktivixorInventati

Securingyourownemail
GPGencryption

Hiding Stuff on your Computer

Physicalhiding(USBstick) Encryption(Linux,TrueCrypt)
Alsoencryptpagefile/swap!

Misdirection/obscuring/steganography
Ubuntu:http://bit.ly/EncryptedPrivateDirectory http://mozaiq.org/encrypt/

Nosystemisfoolproof!

Free as in Freedom
Ubuntu:livecdorusb:http://www.ubuntu.com/ Browser:http://www.mozillaeurope.org/en/firefox/ Emailclient: http://www.mozillamessaging.com/nl/thunderbird TorOnionRouter:http://www.torproject.org/ GPGencryption:http://www.gnupg.org/ Crabgrass:https://we.riseup.net/