[liberationtech] Pro-democracy activist living under authoritarian regime seeks communication solutions

[Gary Belvin]

securityplanner.org may also be useful.

On Fri, Dec 28, 2018 at 11:48 PM ITechGeek <ITG at itechgeek.com> wrote:

> Here is a good starter guide:  https://ssd.eff.org/en
>
> VPNs and other activities can sometimes be blocked.
>
> To get around being blocked (like by say China), the Tor folks have
> bridges which they can provide people
> (https://www.torproject.org/docs/bridges).
>
> And remember while it might slow things down, these options aren't
> exclusive, for example using Tor to hide where you on the Internet and
> then use Signal or OTR to communicate securely w/ friends/allies.
>
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> On Fri, Dec 28, 2018 at 2:18 PM Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes
> <alps6085 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Yeah I finally started using signal it’s cool
> >
> > Regards / Saludos / Grato
> >
> > Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes
> >
> > On Dec 28, 2018, at 11:29 AM, Yosem Companys <ycompanys at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hey All,
> >
> > A pro-democracy activist living in a country with an authoritarian
> regime sends the following questions anonymously to our list:
> >
> > Our country's communication system is under constant surveillance.
> What's the best way to circumvent this system?
> > What do you think of Hotspot Shield VPN (and all other VPNs for that
> matter)?
> > The activist also asks about the security and privacy of Signal, Wicker,
> Riot, Tor, and so on, and whether these solutions can be used in any
> country or whether they're country-specific.
> >
> > We have discussed these questions extensively over the years, but
> regimes and activists are constantly adapting and new solutions are
> continuously being developed. So an updated discussion is likely warranted.
> >
> > Looking to the future, I'm wondering whether we should set up a wiki
> (should it not exist already) with the answers to the aforementioned
> questions and update it regularly so that the information is readily
> available to anyone without having to go through hoops to ask us.
> >
> > In the meantime, please feel free to answer the questions publicly (with
> the list as a whole) or privately (with me).
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Yosem
> >
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Gary Belvin | Software Engineer | gdb at google.com | Security Team
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