In an age where the digital privacy and security of activists are under constant siege, the imperative for change-makers to equip themselves with the critical knowledge and tools to protect their missions and communities has never been more urgent. This event is designed to empower activists with the knowledge of decentralized technologies that serve to bolster privacy and enhance security measures. The agenda includes a blend of insightful talks and live demonstrations by leading Makers of public good technologies. APP DEMOS 👉 Snowflake: a free and open-source censorship circumvention tool from The Tor Project. 👉 Signal: why most chat tools are problematic for privacy, how they can be exploited, and how Signal can help. Freedom of the Press Foundation will demo some basic Signal features that will benefit activists. 👉 Quiet: a "Slackier Signal" for teams doing sensitive work. 👉 Surveillance Self-Defense: the EFF's repository of how-to guides and explainers for protecting yourself and your friends online. CONTINUE LEARNING & BUILDING - Accelerating Makers is helping technology builders and nonprofits co-create purpose-built tools for public good: https://AcceleratingMakers.PublicGoodAppHouse.org BROWSE - DWeb explainer documents and guides for civil society: https://acceleratingmakers.publicgoodapphouse.org/downloads JOIN - Accelerating Makers community: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7572582/Accelerating-Makers-Community-Registration ATTEND - Live tech events for makers and nonprofit Leaders: https://events.techsoup.org/public-good-app-house/ This event is supported by an award from the Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web.: @filecoinfoundationforthede7472 Hosted by TechSoup on May 9, 2024. https://events.techsoup.org/e/m6wcv9/

1. Securing the Future
This event is supported by an award from
the Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized
Web
May 9 2024
Activists and Decentralized
Security Solutions

2. A Global Network.
Bridging Tech Solutions and Services
for Good.

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Guest Experts
Holmes Wilson
Quiet
Thorin Klosowski
Electronic Frontier
Foundation
Lindsey Tulloch
The Tor Project
Dr. Martin Shelton
Freedom of the Press
Foundation

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Guest Expert
Lindsey Tulloch
The Tor Project

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Guest Expert
Dr. Martin Shelton
Freedom of the Press Foundation

11. Chatting more
safely with Signal
Martin Shelton

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Digital security
training & consulting
● We write free digital security
guides, including on Signal
● Weekly newsletter with quick
digital security tips and
current events:
fpf.training/subscribe

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What are we trying to solve?
● Most messaging services can read your messages
(e.g., your phone provider, Twitter/X)
● This introduces risk to your private communications
○ Data breaches
○ Surveillance, legal requests for user data

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Let’s get into it…
Why Signal?
● End-to-end encrypted: Only you and
conversational partners can read
your messages
● Free and open source
● Funded by donations, not your data
● Minimizes data retention

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Trust, but verify
Check out Signal’s data
request page to see what
they retain
● Last connection date
● Account creation time
signal.org/bigbrother

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Getting involved in actions?
● Enable disappearing messages
● Hide notifications on lock screen
● Use a username

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Caveats
● Phone number is the default identifier. Use a username!
● You want to trust who you’re talking to (beware big group
chats)
● In case device is ever lost or seized, use a strong passcode

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Read our Signal guides + Signal.org

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Reach out and stay up to date!
Martin Shelton - martin@freedom.press
Our team - training@freedom.press
Guides and training: freedom.press/training
Subscribe for more security tips: fpf.training/subscribe

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Guest Expert
Holmes Wilson
Quiet

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Guest Expert
Thorin Klosowski
Electronic Frontier Foundation

26. Thank You For Attending.
This event is supported by an award from the Filecoin
Foundation for the Decentralized Web.