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This information session is about privacy and security in the realm of technology and social media and intended to provide students with tools to improve awareness of their online presence.

An Introduction to Threat Modeling

What do you want to protect?
Who do you want to protect it from?
How likely is it that you will need to protect it?
How bad are the consequences if you fail?
How much trouble are you willing to go through in order to try to prevent those?

Commonly used social media and their privacy options

How to find out what information is publicly available about you as an individual

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Encrypted Communication Options

Tor Browser Project (Web Browser)

The Tor software protects you by bouncing your communications around a distributed network of relays run by volunteers all around the world: it prevents somebody watching your Internet connection from learning what sites you visit, it prevents the sites you visit from learning your physical location, and it lets you access sites which are blocked.

Signal Private Messenger (Text/SMS)

Privacy is possible, Signal makes it easy. Using Signal, you can communicate instantly while avoiding SMS fees, create groups so that you can chat in real time with all your friends at once, and share media all with complete privacy. The server never has access to any of your communication and never stores any of your data.

Riseup (Encrypted Email)

Full disk encryption
Personally encrypted email storage
All services are encrypted
Riseup encrypts traffic whenever possible
Delivery to other providers over Tor
and more

Additional Resources

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 This information session is about privacy and security in the realm of technology and social media and intended to provide students with tools to improve awareness of their online presence.
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+====[https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/introduction-threat-modeling An Introduction to Threat Modeling]====
+# What do you want to protect?
+# Who do you want to protect it from?
+# How likely is it that you will need to protect it?
+# How bad are the consequences if you fail?
+# How much trouble are you willing to go through in order to try to prevent those?
 ====Commonly used social media and their privacy options====
 * [https://www.facebook.com/about/basics/manage-your-privacy/us Facebook: Manage Your Privacy]
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 * Delivery to other providers over Tor
 * and more
+====Additional Resources====
+* [https://ssd.eff.org/ Surveillance Self-Defense: Tips, Tools and How-tos for Safer Online Communications]
+* [http://techwithoutviolence.ca/ Tech Without Violence: Resources to help prevent, respond to and support individuals experiencing online gender-based violence or harassment—known as cyberviolence.]
+* [http://holdyourboundaries.com/posts/ ]
+* [http://girlswhocode.com/clubs/ ]
+* [http://techladymafia.com/ ]
+* [http://ihollaback.org/ & http://iheartmob.org/ ]
+* [http://takebackthetech.net/ ]
+* [http://nnedv.org/projects/safetynet.html ]
+* [http://endmisogyny.org/ ]
+* [http://thimbleprojects.org/mozstacy/209502/ ]
+* [http://womenactionmedia.org/events/report-gendered-harassment-on-twitter-with-wams-new-reporting-tool/ ]