[liberationtech] Ten Principles for User Protection

[Kate Krauss]

Hi all,
I want to share this blog post written by Mike Perry, a developer for the
Tor Project. What do you think? What would you add? How are you sharing
information on these issues with your colleagues/friends/allies/
constituents/sources?
Cheers,

Kate Krauss
Ten Principles for User Protection

1. Do not rely on the law to protect systems or users.
<https://blog.torproject.org/blog/technology-hostile-states-ten-principles-user-protection#law>
2. Prepare policy commentary for quick response to crisis.
<https://blog.torproject.org/blog/technology-hostile-states-ten-principles-user-protection#crisis>
3. Only keep the user data that you currently need.
<https://blog.torproject.org/blog/technology-hostile-states-ten-principles-user-protection#retention>
4. Give users full control over their data.
<https://blog.torproject.org/blog/technology-hostile-states-ten-principles-user-protection#data-liberation>
5. Allow pseudonymity and anonymity.
<https://blog.torproject.org/blog/technology-hostile-states-ten-principles-user-protection#anonymity>
6. Encrypt data in transit and at rest.
<https://blog.torproject.org/blog/technology-hostile-states-ten-principles-user-protection#encrypt-now>
7. Invest in cryptographic R&D to replace non-cryptographic systems.
<https://blog.torproject.org/blog/technology-hostile-states-ten-principles-user-protection#encrypt-future>
8. Eliminate single points of security failure, even against coercion.
<https://blog.torproject.org/blog/technology-hostile-states-ten-principles-user-protection#no-spof>
9. Favor open source and enable user freedom.
<https://blog.torproject.org/blog/technology-hostile-states-ten-principles-user-protection#floss>
10. Practice transparency: share best practices, stand for ethics, and
report abuse.
<https://blog.torproject.org/blog/technology-hostile-states-ten-principles-user-protection#transparency>


Link to the full blog post: https://blog.torproject.org/
blog/technology-hostile-states-ten-principles-user-protection
-- 
Kate Krauss
The Tor Project <https://www.torproject.org/>
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