In this episode, we outline how to build a shared set of practices that limit the police's ability to target individuals and extract information about our movements, without curbing our ability to bring more people in. 1:10 - The “two nevers”: information you should never share

1:30 - How police surveil protests and what you can do to protect yourself

2:30 - The difference between Signal and WhatsApp

3:00 - What kind of information police can collect at protests and how they do it

3:57 - How to make your device more secure in case of arrest

4:50 - Phone locking and access

6:50 - Practicing good information hygiene

8:03 - What to think about if you’re sharing info before an action or protest

9:45 - What to think about if you’re sharing info during/after an action or protest

10:36 - Identifying information to look out for

10:48 - Documenting the context of an escalation and what to do with it

11:40 - Why is this important?

Further reading:

• Tips, Tools and How-Tos for Safer Online Communications (Electronic Frontier Foundation)
• Secure Communication (Freedom of the Press Foundation)
• Two-Factor Authentication for Beginners (Freedom of the Press Foundation)
• What is a Passphrase (Malware Bytes)
• Digital Safety Kit (Committee to Protect Journalists)