Digital Security Checklists for Activists
Plain language steps for digital security. Because protecting yourself helps keep your whole community safer.
Digital Security & Physical Safety Checklists
Simple guides to keep us more safe
We built this because digital security shouldn't be overwhelming. We take a harm reduction approach: start where you are and do what you can.
Common Misconceptions
When we start talking about digital security, we often hear these concerns. We think there's more to the story.
The more engaged you are in any social movement work, the more your data can be used to map networks of activists. The best time to start protecting yourself is before you're as deeply involved.
While data collection is widespread, you can significantly reduce your digital footprint and protect future activities.
Mass surveillance affects everyone. Your data can be used to profile communities, predict protests, or target those you care about. Protecting your communications helps protect all of us.
Latest Surveillance News
View all newsApple fixes bug that cops used to extract deleted chat messages from iPhones | TechCrunch• TechCrunch
Exclusive: ICE Glasses• kenklippenstein.com
Google Broke Its Promise to Me. Now ICE Has My Data.• Electronic Frontier Foundation
Recent Site Updates
View all updatesWant to help contribute to Activist Checklist? We now have a step-by-step guide for writing, editing, translating, and coding! It's even got its own dedicated site: Activist Checklist Contributor Guide.
New page: Host a security party — A guide for convening your friends or organizing group to work through digital security steps together.
The site now supports dark mode. Choose what you prefer using the theme control in the footer.
Updated the organizing guide to reflect that Signal now supports up to 75 participants in audio and video calls (previously 50).
Added Always Relay Calls to the Signal Security Checklist.
