In a previous blog post, I created a list of a dozen or so things anyone could do to increase their online/digital security. It’s time to revisit this topic, but this time with a bit more focus. A dozen security tasks seems like a lot, doesn’t it? Well, don’t worry, you can massively increase your …
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A federal court ruled that Republicans in the state of Texas unlawfully gerrymandered three congressional districts along racial lines in order to maximize the party’s chances to retain the seats. This is a great step toward independent bipartisan districting committees in Texas, as other states have done and are doing to keep elections representative and fair. http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/03/11/federal_court_rules_texas_gop_racially_gerrymandered_districts.html A …
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We live in interesting, complex times – and a lot of it is due to the internet. Its power and reach is immense. We use it to organize, to get our message out, and to build movements. But there are plenty of bad actors out there who want to use the internet’s power against us. …
Disclaimer: I can’t tell you what to do. I am not dictating a policy here, nor do I have the means to enforce one. This is a discussion of basic security concepts as they apply to Indivisible teams & data and how Slack measures up. It also includes some mitigations to take if you do decide to use Slack. …
Have you ever watched a movie or read a book and imagined yourself the hero? Perhaps you spent a pleasant few minutes visualizing yourself outwitting the terrorist, solving the Da Vinci Code, firing the shot that takes down the Death Star? Well, now’s your chance to get in on some real action. Your chance to …
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Today is the first day of a shiny new year. 2016, with all of its bad news, is over. Good riddance to bad rubbish! I hope you all have had some time this holiday season to renew and recharge yourselves, because 2017 is going to be a busy time! Are you ready to resist? If …
If the 2016 election cycle is any indication, the next four years are going to be extremely interesting. Folks, we’ve elected a man who tweets and says outrageous things for the whole world to see. So far, Trump has made fun of a disabled reporter, attacked a Gold Star family, unleashed his followers on reporters …
You want to contribute to defeating the Trump agenda, but you don’t know where to start. At the same time, you’re a bit nervous about doing anything in public because, well, let’s face it, Trump seems hell-bent on establishing himself as an autocrat. And we all know how autocrats respond to dissent! So how does …
Ask any random person on the street about digital security and very few of them have given much thought to protecting their digital information. In fact, most people only know the basics: pick hard-to-guess passwords, make sure your banking information is secure, never share your passwords with other people, maybe something about antivirus protection. But …
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