Digital security and privacy
People will not (and should not) use tech that's untrustworthy. Too many tech projects, including civic tech projects, have abused user privacy and/or failed users in providing a secure user experience. Anyone advocating for increasing digitization of government, social benefits, or public conversation should invest in strong digital security and privacy-respecting approach from the onset and on an ongoing basis, as this area evolves rapidly.
Proton
Communicate and browse. Privately.
Proton VPN
Free to use, ultra-secure VPN governed by strict data privacy laws
Confer
Signal founder Moxie Marlinspike's new open source, end-to-end encrypted AI chat
Safe
The Safe software created by Psst is a secure digital safe haven for information.
Trends (Who Targets Me)
Trends from Who Targets Me makes navigating and understanding digital political advertising data easier.
Privacy & Human Rights Award
Privacy & Human Rights Award
Global Privacy Assembly
The Assembly seeks to provide leadership at international level in data protection and privacy. It does this by connecting the efforts of more than 130 data protection and privacy authorities from acr...
Kamara
Founded in 2019, Kamara is a social enterprise that supports social justice actors to strengthen their holistic security, risk-informed decision making and overall organisational resilience.
Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog (KEV)
For the benefit of the cybersecurity community and network defenders—and to help every organization better manage vulnerabilities and keep pace with threat activity—CISA maintains the authoritative so...
Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT)
The Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT) is designed to measure the maturity, resiliency, and strength of an organization’s cybersecurity efforts.
Petty Propolis
Petty Propolis cultivates visionary resistance through poetry, literary workshops, anti-racism facilitation, and social justice initiatives.
The Digital Services Act
The Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act aim to create a safer digital space where the fundamental rights of users are protected and to establish a level playing field for businesses.
YesWeHack
Global Bug Bounty & Vulnerability Management Platform
How to navigate living in an ICE-occupied neighborhood in LA County
Practical tools for protecting yourself, your family and your neighbors during immigration raids
Iknowwhatyoudownload.com
Tool that shows your IP address and its association with torrent records
Bitpart
Bitpart is a one-to-many messaging tool that plugs into Signal. It was designed with rights defenders, activists and journalists operating in risky or repressive environments, and is intended for anyo...
Library Freedom Project
Library Freedom Project is a network of values-driven librarians working together to build information democracy.
Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)
The DPIA process aims at providing assurance that controllers adequately address privacy and data protection risks of ‘risky’ processing operations.
Big Brother Watch
Reclaiming privacy. Defending freedom.
Reflectacles
Privacy Eyewear & Sunglasses: Anti Facial Recognition Glasses since 2015.
Panama Playlists
"I found the real Spotify accounts of celebrities, politicians, and journalists."
VPN Trust Initiative
The VPN Trust Initiative (VTI) is an industry-led and member-driven consortium of VPN business leaders focused on improving digital safety for consumers by building understanding, strengthening trust,...
Vulnerability Research Initiative (VRI)
UK government's cybersecurity program working with internal and external experts to test its tech
Ciberseguras
Este es un espacio para aprender, protegernos y organizarnos juntas, utiliza los filtros para encontrar lo que estás buscando.
Salama
Risk Assessment For Journalists and Defenders
Caixa-Preta
Caixa-Preta é um podcast que trata de assuntos ligados ao impacto da tecnologia na sociedade.
AntivÃrus
Debates sobre tecnologia, direitos e pandemia
Observatório Privacidade
Privacidade e Proteção de Dados no Congresso Nacional
Tech Global Institute
Promoting equity for the Global South on the open Internet
Pixi Bücher
You can't start early enough – that's why we have short Pixi books on the topics of privacy and transparency for kindergarten-age children.
Report algorithmic discrimination!
AlgorithmWatch's new campaign seeks to crowdsource reports of algorithmic discrimination. If you've experienced it or know someone who has, you can report it
Datavoros
Datávoros is a research project on data collection through mobile applications developed by governments and companies. Their analysis focuses on understanding what data is collected and how, what perm...
Defensive Lab Agency
Defensive Lab Agency is a French company founded in 2018 by Esther Onfroy with the objective of providing expert services on digital security and software development to civil society organizations.
Digital protection guides comparison Google Sheet
Google Sheet overview of guides to digital protection for human rights defenders, activists, journalists, and other at-risk communities
Activist Checklist
Plain language steps for digital security. Because protecting yourself helps keep your whole community safer.
Bundesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit (BfDI)
The Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information - this is not just the Federal Commissioner himself - it is above all a modern data protection supervisory authority.Â
CyPurr Collective
We’re a small cryptoparty and cat-enthusiast collective. We’ve held digital security workshops all over NYC, including the New York Public Library, Brooklyn Public Library, Bluestockings, and more ove...
Data Protection Commission of Ireland
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) is the national independent authority responsible for upholding the fundamental right of individuals in the EU to have their personal data protected.
Citizens Data Agency
We are a fictional service provider proposing five speculative data support services.
Meta parental notifications and Adult Classifier
Meta uses AI to find teens pretending to be adults and place them in more restricted Teen Accounts. Plus proactive notifications to their parents' accounts.
Digital Democracy Initiative (Denmark)
The Digital Democracy Initiative (DDI) is a programme aimed at safeguarding inclusive democracy and human rights in the digital age.
O&O ShutUp10++
Free antispy tool for Windows 10 and 11
ARX Data Anonymization Tool
ARX is a comprehensive open source software for anonymizing sensitive personal data.
OONI Probe (app)
OONI Probe is a free and open source tool to help measure internet censorship.
Rayhunter
A New Open Source Tool from EFF to Detect Cellular Spying
Norton Domestic Violence Survivor Support
Norton and TechSoup offer knowledge and digital tools to protect survivors of domestic abuse, human trafficking, and sexual assault.
DRAPAC VPN (Digital Rights in Asia-Pacific)
Backed by a group of civil society organisations supporting human rights defenders in Asia-Pacific, the DRAPAC VPN Project is designed to resist blocking by internet censors.
No Tech Criminalization in Education (NOTICE)
The NOTICE Coalition (No Tech Criminalization in Education) is a national network of advocates, researchers and organizers building a movement to end police surveillance in schools and defend youth ju...
Digital Defense
Digital Defense is a comprehensive resource that provides checklists and guides to help individuals secure their digital lives and protect their privacy across various aspects such as authentication,...
Civic Space Support Guide
The Civic Space Support Guide provides strategies and resources for civil society actors and their allies to remain safe and defend civic space when it comes under attack