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

[Yosem Companys]

Also, I want to thank everyone for the resources that you shared with me,
although most of you did so privately, I guess not surprisingly... :D

On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 10:37 AM Yosem Companys <ycompanys at gmail.com> wrote:

> This recently popped up in my RSS feeds, although it's at least 6 months
> old:
>
>
> https://digiwonk.gadgethacks.com/how-to/your-one-stop-guide-secure-encrypted-messaging-0170470/
>
> On Sat, Dec 29, 2018 at 4:49 PM Gary Belvin <gdb at google.com> wrote:
>
>> 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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