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A guide to the guides: reviewing training resources
Before you teach digital security, check a resource’s date, threat model, maintenance and licence. An old guide, or one written for a completely different audience, can mislead;…
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Assessing physical monitoring tools: Haven and reliance limits
Apps such as Haven try to turn a phone into a room sensor, but alerts can fail and an unmaintained app becomes a risk of its own. The original Haven project is not steadily…
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Community physical and digital safety
A community is safer when physical and digital risks are planned together. Shared passwords, unlocked devices and no agreement about a crisis multiply the damage of a raid or an…
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Detention risk: planning data, contact and responsible help
If detention or device seizure is a real possibility, carry less data, keep a backup elsewhere and agree a contact plan with someone you trust. This page is not legal advice, and…
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Digital security while traveling: less data, preparation and recovery
Before you travel, take fewer accounts and files, keep backups and recovery codes off the travel device, and check the lock and encryption. Avoid public Wi-Fi and unknown cables…
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Multiple online identities: separation, recovery and anonymity limits
Separating online identities works only if you also separate recovery email, phone numbers, devices and payments. Changing a display name or opening a new browser profile does not…
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Physical information security: people, premises and continuity
Information security is not only digital. A screen lock, keeping devices out of other people’s hands, care with paper and USB sticks, and a backup outside the same building make…
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Private communication: choose channels, verify contacts and limit disclosure
Private communication depends on more than the messenger’s name. Weigh the encryption of that specific chat, who the recipient really is, who else is in the group, and where…
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The Dim Sum Guide: localizing security advice for Chinese-speaking readers
Localizing security advice for Chinese-speaking readers means rewriting it around the apps, stores and legal setting they actually live with, not translating a list of Western…
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