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* [https://riseagainstbig.tech/ Rise Against Big Tech]
* [https://riseagainstbig.tech/ Rise Against Big Tech]
* [https://www.resistandunsubscribe.com/ Resist and Unsubscribe]
* [https://www.resistandunsubscribe.com/ Resist and Unsubscribe]
* [https://fedi.the-counterforce.org/ Fediverse Punk Month]




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* [https://quiz.shira.app/ Shira Quiz] from [https://wearehorizontal.org/index Horizontal], developers of [https://shira.app/ Shira App]
* [https://quiz.shira.app/ Shira Quiz] from [https://wearehorizontal.org/index Horizontal], developers of [https://shira.app/ Shira App]
** An educational and very practical resource to avoid phishing and communicate securely.
** An educational and very practical resource to avoid phishing and communicate securely.
'''What are some of the biggest security challenges or concerns you have while communicating within your networks? Are there any lingering questions about secure comms that you would like to share?'''
* There are so many different applications, groups, chats, servers, etc. It's very hard to keep up with and might create a sense of having too much information to consume every hour of your day. Hopefully there are ways that we can moderate and better control this influx of information so it's not like a community equivalent to social media.
* We need to get away from everything WhatsApp. People really believe WhatsApp "encryption" is safe and secure to speak about GBV and state violence. It's not true. The digital divide between Global South and Global North is not just delayed access to resources, devices, internet services and digital use literacy, but a time lag in understanding that surveillance and data collection are everywhere... and we don't just have to accept it, we can move to alternatives.
* Big tech's increased capitulation to surveillance and fascism, lack of interoperability between platforms, and inertia are some big challenges. Migrating from discord, Slack, Whatsapp, etc. should be made easier. The question remains "to what" of course! So answering that, and making migration dead-easy, is critical.
** There also needs to be healthy skepticism of the big tech alternatives. A tool may be more privacy-preserving in its early stages, but what guarantees are in place to ensure it won't grow and evolve into a data-mining, surveillance tool in future?

Revision as of 15:00, 20 February 2026

When: February 19, 2026

Time: 14 UTC / Check my time zone here

Where: TCU Mattermost | Secure an account here

Host: Erin

Communicating Securely With Your Network: Secure Communications Apps, Protocols, and Best Tips

During our February Digital Rights Social, we will be discussing secure communications apps and best tips to communicate securely with your network. While the conversation will remain organic, and also include space to connect with other participants, we will be inviting experts to join the conversation as well!

This is part of the monthly Digital Rights Socials. Check out the next one and previous ones here:

Notes

What the community is reading right now...

  • The Hakawati - Rabih Alameddine
  • Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
  • The Expanse (series) - James S. A. Corey
  • The Other Wind - Ursula K. Le Guin
  • Cielos de Córdoba - F. Falco
  • Seeing (Portuguese: Ensaio sobre a Lucidez, lit. Essay on Lucidity) - José Saramago
  • Accidental Czar: The Life and Lies of Vladimir Putin - Andrew S. Weiss
  • White Nights - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  • El invencible verano de Liliana - Cristina Rivera Garza
  • Wuthering Heights - Emily Brontë
  • Moderation - Elaine Castillo
  • Sunburn - Chloe Michelle Howarth

Community News and Project Updates

Community-recommended projects and reading to explore...



Because a tool in itself is not a solution to securing comms...Which practices have you found most valuable to improving security and safety within your network communications?


Do you have a favorite educational resource that you share with your networks about communicating more securely?


What are some of the biggest security challenges or concerns you have while communicating within your networks? Are there any lingering questions about secure comms that you would like to share?

  • There are so many different applications, groups, chats, servers, etc. It's very hard to keep up with and might create a sense of having too much information to consume every hour of your day. Hopefully there are ways that we can moderate and better control this influx of information so it's not like a community equivalent to social media.
  • We need to get away from everything WhatsApp. People really believe WhatsApp "encryption" is safe and secure to speak about GBV and state violence. It's not true. The digital divide between Global South and Global North is not just delayed access to resources, devices, internet services and digital use literacy, but a time lag in understanding that surveillance and data collection are everywhere... and we don't just have to accept it, we can move to alternatives.
  • Big tech's increased capitulation to surveillance and fascism, lack of interoperability between platforms, and inertia are some big challenges. Migrating from discord, Slack, Whatsapp, etc. should be made easier. The question remains "to what" of course! So answering that, and making migration dead-easy, is critical.
    • There also needs to be healthy skepticism of the big tech alternatives. A tool may be more privacy-preserving in its early stages, but what guarantees are in place to ensure it won't grow and evolve into a data-mining, surveillance tool in future?
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