Frontline Activists meet the Academy: Tools and Knowledge Robert Guerra Global Voices Citizen Media Summit Budapest, Hungary - June 27, 2008

Overview Introduction Issues Questions to ask Recommendations Summary

Introduction

Issues

Questions to ask

Recommendations

Summary

Introduction Mission Strategic planning, technology and training. Training – Communication security, Anti-Censorship Advocacy – Internet Policy & Governance (ICANN, IGF, etc) Area of focus : North America: USA/Canada Latin America & Caribbean Africa - Eastern Congo (DRC), South Africa Central Asia

Mission

Strategic planning, technology and training.

Training – Communication security, Anti-Censorship

Advocacy – Internet Policy & Governance (ICANN, IGF, etc)

Area of focus :

North America: USA/Canada

Latin America & Caribbean

Africa - Eastern Congo (DRC), South Africa

Central Asia

Issues Censorship Internet (web & email) Surveillance Internet (web, email), Mobile Phone Hacking Exploiting website insecurities Blocking & Take-down of sites

Censorship

Internet (web & email)

Surveillance

Internet (web, email), Mobile Phone

Hacking

Exploiting website insecurities

Blocking & Take-down of sites

Questions to ask Background Information Mission What is the mission of the organization? How communicate with others? Internet Access – What is it like? Internet Café Shared Computer Home / Office Technology ISP used Mailbox – in /out of country

Background Information

Mission

What is the mission of the organization?

How communicate with others?

Internet Access – What is it like?

Internet Café

Shared Computer

Home / Office

Technology

ISP used

Mailbox – in /out of country

Recommendations Share best practices Tools to decrease vulnerabilities Open source software Localize Software & training manuals Support networks Decentralized Real-time help desk (Support and backup/mirror) Monitor / Assess success Short, Medium & long Term

Share best practices

Tools to decrease vulnerabilities

Open source software

Localize

Software & training manuals

Support networks

Decentralized

Real-time help desk (Support and backup/mirror)

Monitor / Assess success

Short, Medium & long Term

Recommendations (2) Email Client : Thunderbird + GPG Plugin PGP (Commercial tool) Web: Gmail+SSL Mixed: Vaultletsoft, Hushmail Free vs Commercial Server: Move Mailbox to friendlier jurisdiction Google Apps - MX Hosting free !

Email

Client :

Thunderbird + GPG Plugin

PGP (Commercial tool)

Web: Gmail+SSL

Mixed: Vaultletsoft, Hushmail

Free vs Commercial

Server: Move Mailbox to friendlier jurisdiction

Google Apps - MX Hosting free !

Examples

Recommendations (3) Chat Keep it simple & Multi-platform Peer to Peer tool (Skype) issues – Bandwidth Off-The-Record Enabled chat client (OTR) Pidgin+ OTR (Adium) Anti-Censorship TOR Psiphon Mirroring Replication of blog content to mirrors

Chat

Keep it simple & Multi-platform

Peer to Peer tool (Skype) issues – Bandwidth

Off-The-Record Enabled chat client (OTR)

Pidgin+ OTR (Adium)

Anti-Censorship

TOR

Psiphon

Mirroring

Replication of blog content to mirrors

Recommendations (4) Computer Disk Encryption Best Crypt TrueCrypt (FOSS / Multi-Platform) PGP (Commercial) Whole Disk Encryption FOSS - TrueCrypt (PC) Commercial - PGP (Win/PC)

Computer

Disk Encryption

Best Crypt

TrueCrypt (FOSS / Multi-Platform)

PGP (Commercial)

Whole Disk Encryption

FOSS - TrueCrypt (PC)

Commercial - PGP (Win/PC)

Q & A