As part of our goal to expand the impact of our digital security guide, Surveillance Self-Defense (SSD), we recently translated the majority of its contents into Burmese. This repository of resources on circumventing surveillance across a variety of different platforms,… Read More ›
Tag Archive for ‘Security Education’
What to Do When Schools Use Canvas or Blackboard Logs to Allege Cheating
Over the past few months, students from all over the country have reached out to EFF and other advocacy organizations because their schools—including teachers and administrators—have made flimsy claims about cheating based on digital logs from online learning platforms that… Read More ›
Security Tips for Online LGBTQ+ Dating
Dating is risky. Aside from the typical worries of possible rejection or lack of romantic chemistry, LGBTQIA people often have added safety considerations to keep in mind. Sometimes staying in the proverbial closet is a matter of personal security. Even… Read More ›
#ParoNacionalColombia and Digital Security Considerations for Police Brutality Protests
In the wake of Colombia’s tax reform proposal, which came as more Colombians fell into poverty as a result of the pandemic, demonstrations spread over the country in late April, reviving social unrest and socio-economic demands that led people to… Read More ›
Surveillance Self-Defense Playlist: Getting to Know Your Phone
We are launching a new Privacy Breakdown of Mobile Phones “playlist” on Surveillance Self-Defense, EFF’s online guide to defending yourself and your friends from surveillance by using secure technology and developing careful practices. This guided tour walks through the ways your… Read More ›
Surveillance Self-Defense and Security Education: Year in Review 2020
As the world rapidly changed in 2020, new threats arose to our digital security. The shift to online education and the wave of police brutality protests brought new avenues for surveillance, so EFF created new resources to help people protect… Read More ›
Doxxing: Tips To Protect Yourself Online & How to Minimize Harm
“Doxxing” is an eerie, cyber-sounding term that gets thrown around more and more these days, but what exactly does it mean? Simply put, it’s when a person or other entity exposes information about you, publicly available or secret, for the… Read More ›
macOS Leaks Application Usage, Forces Apple to Make Hard Decisions
Last week, users of macOS noticed that attempting to open non-Apple applications while connected to the Internet resulted in long delays, if the applications opened at all. The interruptions were caused by a macOS security service attempting to reach Apple’s… Read More ›
Future Ada: Tech Organizing Through an Intersectional Lens
Ada Lovelace‘s work on the first analytical engine helped lay the path for our modern world and continues to serve as an inspiration to people worldwide, including Electronic Frontier Alliance member Future Ada. Based in Spokane, WA, Future Ada was… Read More ›
Pride Resources for Activism in Digital and Physical Spaces
In June, people honor one of the key events that ushered the era of LGBTQIA+ Pride—Stonewall—during which Black and Brown trans and queer people led a riot in direct response to police brutality. This year, Pride occurs during national and… Read More ›