Be Secure at protests. Links from 50501 and more.

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Last edited Fri Apr 18, 2025, 05:24 PM - Edit history (1)

https://www.fiftyfifty.one/digital-safety

50501 INFOSEC and OPSEC Handbook
https://www.fiftyfifty.one/_files/ugd/bb9e7e_6c80b7c77a4942419c81f698c1b51164.pdf (111K pdf file)

Infosec 101 for Activists
https://infosecforactivists.org/ (web page)

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Organizations and tools to fight for Democracy.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10113622
THIS IS A GOOD STARTING POINT
Most people can’t handle lots of complexity.

Infosec 101 for Activists.
Good general info
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10113776
https://infosecforactivists.org/

The Protesters' Guide to Smartphone Security
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10113702
https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/01/23/activists-guide-securing-your-smartphone/

EFF Border Search Guide.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=20165635


Other organizations:

Organizations already fighting for the people.
WE ARE NOT ALONE.
Help these organizations
How to fight back: charting opposition to the actions of the Trump administration
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10114001

EFF: https://eff.org

Cross-posted in GD

[Pinback]

1. Excellent info - thanks.

Just glanced through the INFOSEC and OPSEC material from 50501. These are good tips for everybody these days anyway, whether participating in protests or not.

I’m amazed at how many people I know have almost no interest in online privacy or information security. (“VPN? Pfft. All my information is already out there anyway, and besides, I have nothing to hide.”)

In this era, it pays to take the extra effort to secure our personal data and cover our tracks if we want to avoid snooping and cross-referencing by corporations and government entities. I’ve tried to be conscious of this as a matter of course for years, but I can always learn more — and the landscape keeps shifting.