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A history of changes to checklists, pages, and resources on the site.

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Want 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.

Added hiding Signal notification previews to the protest page with a reminder on what it is important (see Prairieland case for context).

Spanish translation: The site is now available in Spanish. Use the language switcher in the header or see the Spanish version here.

Español: El sitio ya está disponible en español. Usa el selector de idioma en la cabecera o consulta el sitio en español.

New page: Is Signal secure? — Addressing common myths about Signal's security.

All site content is now available on GitHub — you can suggest edits, fix typos, or propose new content directly. See how to contribute.

2026

Added a Spanish version of the "Police at the Door" poster.

New checklist: Added ICE Watch Digital Security checklist for anyone filming or tracking ICE/CBP/DHS to hold them accountable.

New checklist: Added Doxxing Defense Checklist.

Added "disabled advertising ID" checklist item to the essentials checklist and protest checklist

2025

New page: Link Sharing. Why you need to remove everything after the "?" in links.

New checklist: Added a Personal Emergency Planning Checklist

Added a printable flyer for folks who want to help spread the word about this site.

New page: News articles related to surveillance and movement repression. (RSS feed available!)

Added recommendation to remove smart speakers and other smart home devices to the Security Essentials checklist.

New checklist: Protecting Against Spyware. Added in response to ICE purchasing Paragron's Graphite spyware.

Removed all references to Target on the Secondary Phone Guide given the current boycott against their anti-DEI practices. Replaced links with Best Buy links.

Revised the Travel & Border Checklist to have a simpler "baseline" section separate from the "medium security" and "high security" sections.