How civil society groups use, assess and respond to technology, from digital security guides to record-keeping, evidence preservation and community networks.
After a political donation by a co-founder of VPN provider Mullvad drew criticism, the Tor Project said on 9 October that it would keep working with Mullvad but pause co-branding and revise how it describes Mullvad Browser. Neither browser has announced a halt in maintenance, and comments on the statement are divided.
Based on 13 sources, including Tor Project, Tor Project Forum, Mullvad
APC previews research from Brazil, Kenya, Mexico and the Philippines on the disinformation, harassment and surveillance facing environmental defenders, and on how their communities respond. The full reports launch online on 8 October. Readers elsewhere can borrow the approach of protecting households and communities together.
Based on 9 sources, including APC, Human Rights Watch, EFF
HURIDOCS reflects on an expert meeting about wartime documentation in Sudan. Groups documenting abuses in high-risk settings should weigh whether a tool is worth its cost and whether its data can move between partners' systems. Nothing changes for everyday users.
Based on 6 sources, including HURIDOCS, GitHub, Access Now
EFF published a two-part doxxing safety guide in late August: audit your own footprint, then log incidents, harden accounts and lock your phone number. It is written for US readers, but the footprint audit and account hardening work anywhere.
Based on 11 sources, including Electronic Frontier Foundation, Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong, 全國法規資料庫
