This is a bit time sensitive, support for a DV family who needs food & has a couple overdue medical bills. We're 78% of the way there!🙂 I have a donor matching donations till we reach our goal. Thank you so much for your support. https://ko-fi.com/lockdownyourlife
Yes, I saw the DEFCON lawsuit update. Thanks to the fifty eleven people who sent it my way. I kept all the documentation from the case because that dude is a serious problem in the community, so are the people who enabled him, vouched for him, lied for him, covered up for him, and didn't say anything when they knew.
Sharing for our Federal employee friends, please REPOST and show up if you can:
ACTION REQUEST Hi everyone - today USAID staff in Washington received word that they can go into USAID headquarters at the Ronald Reagan building to retrieve their personal belongings. The entire Washington-based staff have two days, this Thursday and Friday, in one-hour windows by bureau, and in 15-minute increments, per person. No boxes or packing materials will be provided. There are staff who have worked at the RRB for 20-30 years , and it is the "mother ship" for most of us. This will be an extremely emotional two days.
So, we would like to encourage anyone who is in the DMV area, and able to, please join us at RRB to "clap out" staff, with signs of support. If you're able to bring extra packing materials and / or drinks and snacks, please do. We want to show these people how you treat public servants who have given their lives to the important work we do.
THURSDAY 7:30am - 6:00pm FRIDAY 7:30am - 3:30pm USAID Ronald Reagan Building 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington D.C.
There is public parking in the RRB garage, and the closest metros are Metro Center (red line) and Federal Triangle (orange/blue). If you are planning to park in the garage, please make sure you have a government issued ID (driver's license).
We are 65% of the way to our goal!! Can you help? I need to wrap this up so we can cover their rent. The family has temporary housing & looking for something more permanent. Thanks so much for all the support.
OG request: I have an immediate mutual aid request to fulfill for $1,700 for a medical bill and housing for a DV family.
Everyone wants a plan; Until you give them one. And they don't like what it requires, how it is an inconvenience, means doing things differently, or changing the way they operate. 🫠
Are you on Signal or Wire yet? Go do that. Gently move your friends/fam over to one of the platforms. Set disappearing messages on both sides of the conversation. Be careful what you say in group chats, know who you trust, and who are your Vault people. For REAL sensitive stuff, in-person, no phones.
Normalize going places without your phones, leave them at home now and again to establish a pattern.
Please understand anyone who works in advocacy, healthcare (esp reproductive rights/women's healthcare), journalists, some gov officials, marginalized groups will likely be targeted.
If this doesn't fit your threat model/risk profile, you know someone who will be impacted by oversight, surveillance or someone snitching
Hi friends in my computer/phone. You're currently hunched over like a fucking croissant. Please go drink some water, tea, beverage of choice, stretch, hug a pet/roommate/friend/partner, toddle around your kitchen or block. We do this one day at a time.
Privacy Lesson for today: 1. Go to Google Maps. Look up your home address. 2. Click on photo of your home. 3. Go to bottom right corner of the screen, click Report a Problem. 4. Report the image, request they blur it due to privacy concerns. You can use a throwaway email address if needed.
Running the final Privacy Fundamentals class for the year, tomorrow.
Who is this for? This class is designed for you, the non-techie, also for activists, advocates, privacy enthusiasts, OSINT beginners concerned about their digital footprint. A good refresh for seasoned professionals too.
What's included: - Understanding & evaluating digital risk - Account security - Device security & safety - Safer online searches - Secure Communications - Online abuse & protecting your data Class will be recorded.
Update: Y'all are amazing, we are 77% funded. I added in the totals of those who reached out directly.
One of my many projects is providing phones & laptops to victims of DV. That is my cause for this month. I'd love to get the rest funded, and give free access to one of my classes, Privacy Fundamentals for anyone who donates.
P.S. I wrote the first blog in a planned series on Identity Theft. It's step by step and has all the updated info to order your credit reports and freeze your credit.