Ahead of time, you first have to turn on full encryption on your devices, it’s not that cumbersome—a good guide here:
January 15, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Ahead of time, you first have to turn on full encryption on your devices, it’s not that cumbersome—a good guide here:
Reposting last year's end of year digital security tuneup!
It's December, so here are a collection of end of year digital housekeeping tasks you can do while chilling out for the holidays in order to improve your privacy and security for entering 2024 on a good footing. You don't have to do all of them, but they're stuff to consider!
December 26, 2024 at 11:31 AM
Reposting last year's end of year digital security tuneup!
Time for another digital security PSA with guitar … here’s “All the Small Things” but it’s about scrubbing metadata from your photos before you post them 🤘
April 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Time for another digital security PSA with guitar … here’s “All the Small Things” but it’s about scrubbing metadata from your photos before you post them 🤘
New — Edward "Big Balls" Coristine of DOGE now has digital access to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), an agency source has confirmed to me.
February 19, 2025 at 11:15 PM
New — Edward "Big Balls" Coristine of DOGE now has digital access to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), an agency source has confirmed to me.
This is a fantastic, accessible guide for journalists looking to shore up their digital security.
From @freedom.press
freedom.press/digisec/blog...
From @freedom.press
freedom.press/digisec/blog...
The 2025 journalist’s digital security checklist
Our digital security training team's checklist to help journalists secure their digital life.
freedom.press
May 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
This is a fantastic, accessible guide for journalists looking to shore up their digital security.
From @freedom.press
freedom.press/digisec/blog...
From @freedom.press
freedom.press/digisec/blog...
Security agencies are investigating possible arson at a Starlink ground station in Wola Krobowska, Poland. Digital Affairs Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski said the incident could be hybrid warfare.
September 24, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Security agencies are investigating possible arson at a Starlink ground station in Wola Krobowska, Poland. Digital Affairs Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski said the incident could be hybrid warfare.
Not a bad moment for a little check-up on your digital security esp if you rely on these tools to connect with people in harm’s way
The 2025 journalist’s digital security checklist
Our digital security training team's checklist to help journalists secure their digital life.
freedom.press
January 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Not a bad moment for a little check-up on your digital security esp if you rely on these tools to connect with people in harm’s way
Journalists: How's your digital security looking for 2025? Track your progress with our checklist: freedom.press/digisec/blog...
The 2025 journalist’s digital security checklist
Our digital security training team's checklist to help journalists secure their digital life.
freedom.press
December 10, 2024 at 3:09 PM
Journalists: How's your digital security looking for 2025? Track your progress with our checklist: freedom.press/digisec/blog...
the bullseye represents hegseth’s commitment to digital security
April 21, 2025 at 9:16 PM
the bullseye represents hegseth’s commitment to digital security
🌱🌱🌱🌱 New checklist: ICE Watch Digital security. For anyone working to hold ICE accountable through filming, foot patrols, adopt-a-corner, or rapid response.
→ activistchecklist.org/ice
Designed with a lot of feedback from folks on the frontlines (Minneapolis and elsewhere).
→ activistchecklist.org/ice
Designed with a lot of feedback from folks on the frontlines (Minneapolis and elsewhere).
ICE Watch Digital Security | Digital Security Checklists for Activists
Digital security checklist for anyone doing ICE watch, rapid response foot patrols, or accompaniment
activistchecklist.org
February 2, 2026 at 7:04 PM
🌱🌱🌱🌱 New checklist: ICE Watch Digital security. For anyone working to hold ICE accountable through filming, foot patrols, adopt-a-corner, or rapid response.
→ activistchecklist.org/ice
Designed with a lot of feedback from folks on the frontlines (Minneapolis and elsewhere).
→ activistchecklist.org/ice
Designed with a lot of feedback from folks on the frontlines (Minneapolis and elsewhere).
chill advice for people getting into digital security for the first time, before downloading anything or getting hung-up on what devices you need or getting lost in long lists of do's-and-don'ts... did you do a risk assessment first? here's how to do that (a guide for journos but useful for many!)
A journalist’s guide to digital security risk assessment
To fine-tune your digital security, start with a risk assessment. A useful resource for your reporting process, a risk assessment will help you identify potential digital security risks and create a p...
freedom.press
November 25, 2024 at 10:38 PM
chill advice for people getting into digital security for the first time, before downloading anything or getting hung-up on what devices you need or getting lost in long lists of do's-and-don'ts... did you do a risk assessment first? here's how to do that (a guide for journos but useful for many!)
How many people here would be interested if I did a digital security/privacy advice blog somewhere?
January 30, 2026 at 8:29 PM
How many people here would be interested if I did a digital security/privacy advice blog somewhere?
🚨🚨🚨 Join our DIGITAL RALLY now!
Social Security isn’t the government’s money.
Seniors earned their Social Security benefits over a lifetime of hard work.
Hands Off My Social Security
Toolkit ➡️
social.demcast.com/toolkit/trum...
Social Security isn’t the government’s money.
Seniors earned their Social Security benefits over a lifetime of hard work.
Hands Off My Social Security
Toolkit ➡️
social.demcast.com/toolkit/trum...
April 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
🚨🚨🚨 Join our DIGITAL RALLY now!
Social Security isn’t the government’s money.
Seniors earned their Social Security benefits over a lifetime of hard work.
Hands Off My Social Security
Toolkit ➡️
social.demcast.com/toolkit/trum...
Social Security isn’t the government’s money.
Seniors earned their Social Security benefits over a lifetime of hard work.
Hands Off My Social Security
Toolkit ➡️
social.demcast.com/toolkit/trum...
Anyone have opsec (activist security / digital safety) questions?
December 28, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Anyone have opsec (activist security / digital safety) questions?
And everyone. Take better care of your digital security.
Reading this, I'm reminded of when I met Eric Holder in 2017. I asked him if he regretted not listening to the ACLU about executive overreach re things like surveillance and drone strikes, now that Trump was president. www.newyorker.com/news/news-de...
The Technology the Trump Administration Could Use to Hack Your Phone
Other Western democracies have been roiled by the use of spyware to target political opponents, activists, journalists, and other vulnerable groups. Could it happen here?
www.newyorker.com
November 21, 2024 at 1:10 AM
And everyone. Take better care of your digital security.
We need a UK Digital Sovereignty Strategy!
Our over-reliance on foreign tech giants is a huge risk to our security and resilience when faced with Donald Trump’s ever increasing belligerence.
Companies like Palantir have no place in our critical digital infrastructure.
Our over-reliance on foreign tech giants is a huge risk to our security and resilience when faced with Donald Trump’s ever increasing belligerence.
Companies like Palantir have no place in our critical digital infrastructure.
February 6, 2026 at 5:20 PM
We need a UK Digital Sovereignty Strategy!
Our over-reliance on foreign tech giants is a huge risk to our security and resilience when faced with Donald Trump’s ever increasing belligerence.
Companies like Palantir have no place in our critical digital infrastructure.
Our over-reliance on foreign tech giants is a huge risk to our security and resilience when faced with Donald Trump’s ever increasing belligerence.
Companies like Palantir have no place in our critical digital infrastructure.
I'm seeing a lot of out-of-date, misleading, and less-than-useful advice about digital privacy and security for people seeking an abortion, so here are the best resources over at Digital Defense Fund: digitaldefensefund.org/ddf-guides/a...
Guide to Abortion Privacy — Digital Defense Fund
digitaldefensefund.org
January 28, 2024 at 9:41 PM
I'm seeing a lot of out-of-date, misleading, and less-than-useful advice about digital privacy and security for people seeking an abortion, so here are the best resources over at Digital Defense Fund: digitaldefensefund.org/ddf-guides/a...
Very good digital security guide.
Don't be a bozo, your security is your friend's security.
Don't be a bozo, your security is your friend's security.
🌱🌱🌱🌱 New checklist: ICE Watch Digital security. For anyone working to hold ICE accountable through filming, foot patrols, adopt-a-corner, or rapid response.
→ activistchecklist.org/ice
Designed with a lot of feedback from folks on the frontlines (Minneapolis and elsewhere).
→ activistchecklist.org/ice
Designed with a lot of feedback from folks on the frontlines (Minneapolis and elsewhere).
ICE Watch Digital Security | Digital Security Checklists for Activists
Digital security checklist for anyone doing ICE watch, rapid response foot patrols, or accompaniment
activistchecklist.org
February 3, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Very good digital security guide.
Don't be a bozo, your security is your friend's security.
Don't be a bozo, your security is your friend's security.
The Intercept is at JFK International Airport today reminding you to #TurnOffYourPhone before going through security to keep federal authorities from getting into your devices.
More tips from our digital security expert: interc.pt/4v2qKTs
More tips from our digital security expert: interc.pt/4v2qKTs
April 1, 2026 at 4:12 PM
The Intercept is at JFK International Airport today reminding you to #TurnOffYourPhone before going through security to keep federal authorities from getting into your devices.
More tips from our digital security expert: interc.pt/4v2qKTs
More tips from our digital security expert: interc.pt/4v2qKTs
We put together a Digital Security and Doxxing Prevention Checklist for journalists and media makers concerned about digital security for themselves as well as for sources and collaborators who may be at risk. Available in Spanish as well: www.interruptingcriminalization.com/resources-al...
Digital Security & Doxxing Prevention Checklist — Interrupting Criminalization
A checklist for people concerned about digital security and doxxing, whether you are a journalist or someone whose name or face appears in media or social media, compiled by Interrupting Criminalizati...
www.interruptingcriminalization.com
July 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
We put together a Digital Security and Doxxing Prevention Checklist for journalists and media makers concerned about digital security for themselves as well as for sources and collaborators who may be at risk. Available in Spanish as well: www.interruptingcriminalization.com/resources-al...
One day I will do a massive thread of just the worst digital privacy and security advice that people have given in my mentions.
May 22, 2024 at 6:19 AM
One day I will do a massive thread of just the worst digital privacy and security advice that people have given in my mentions.
And remember digital security advice is always best delivered as a schoolhouse rock style parody song ;-)
March 23, 2026 at 11:13 AM
And remember digital security advice is always best delivered as a schoolhouse rock style parody song ;-)
I wrote a very timely introduction to digital security for journalists for @gijn.org, this guidance may also apply to activists, lawyers, and anyone else doing at-risk work these days. gijn.org/resource/int...
Introduction to Investigative Journalism: Digital Security
Digital security may seem a little daunting at first, but increased security will help investigative journalists build trust with — and protect — current and future sources.
gijn.org
November 27, 2024 at 11:39 AM
I wrote a very timely introduction to digital security for journalists for @gijn.org, this guidance may also apply to activists, lawyers, and anyone else doing at-risk work these days. gijn.org/resource/int...
When you're thinking about digital security, start with what you want to protect and who you want to protect it from.
Seven Steps To Digital Security
Digital security is as much of a mindset as it is a toolkit, and there are concepts to consider regardless of whether you're first getting started or you're a seasoned veteran. Before you start seekin...
ssd.eff.org
March 28, 2025 at 9:06 PM
When you're thinking about digital security, start with what you want to protect and who you want to protect it from.
I'm seeing a lot of bad digital security advice out there right now. I'm begging you, for the love of God, if you are trying to tighten up your digital security, please start with threat modeling: ssd.eff.org/module/your-...
Your Security Plan
Trying to protect all your data from everything all the time is impractical and exhausting. But, have no fear! Security is a process, and through thoughtful planning, you can put together a plan that’...
ssd.eff.org
November 9, 2024 at 5:10 AM
I'm seeing a lot of bad digital security advice out there right now. I'm begging you, for the love of God, if you are trying to tighten up your digital security, please start with threat modeling: ssd.eff.org/module/your-...