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Easy-to-follow digital security advice for people resisting authoritarianism activistchecklist.org

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ActivistChecklist.org @activistchecklist.org · 01/10/2026
Tools we've built: 1 - RiskMapper.app helps you think through which risks are most likely 2 - SocialScrub.app helps you remember which social media accounts you need to lock down 3 - Update checker helps you see if your phone is still receiving security updates activistchecklist.org/tools/
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ActivistChecklist.org @activistchecklist.org · 15/09/2026
Fun fact: We're often told that password strength is the most important thing. But password *uniqueness* is actually a better defense. Why? Because if one site you use gets breached, that password won't get a hacker into your other accounts. (Strength+uniqueness is best, of course!)
Two people looking at a computer monitor with "NSA" and "FBI" written on their shirts. Caption: "When you reuse your Myspace password on your Proton Mail account" --
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ActivistChecklist.org @activistchecklist.org · 02/09/2026
This is what working on digital security guides for ActivistChecklist.org feels like every day...
Comic of a snake strangling a person. Caption reads: "Go into Settings, Privacy, Activity Controls, Web Activity, Manage Activity, and deselect Giant Snake"
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ActivistChecklist.org @activistchecklist.org · 25/06/2026
More intimidation. She literally just quoted a public news article. archive.is/IEcZ8 > Gonyea said she does not consider it doxxing to quote a news story and call for an indictment. “I didn’t dox his personal information, such as address, phone number,” she said.
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ActivistChecklist.org @activistchecklist.org · 11/06/2026
WhatsApp is suing Israeli spyware maker NSO Group for continuing to create spyware that targets WhatsApp. Kind of a wild (and hilarious) fail for NSO Group here. Source: www.courtlistener.com/docket/16395...
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ActivistChecklist.org @activistchecklist.org · 13/04/2026
Big update: We just released a full Spanish translation of Activist Checklist! activistchecklist.org/es/ Spanish translation has been the #1 request we've received since the site launched. Please help us spread the word! (Also, we need help proofreading the translation. See thread.)
ActivistChecklist.org homepage in Spanish!
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ActivistChecklist.org @activistchecklist.org · 06/04/2026
FYI - In the Prairieland case, iOS notifications revealed the contents of some Signal messages. This only applied to incoming messages, not outgoing ones. Yet another reason to disable notification previews in Signal messages. Signal security guide: activistchecklist.org/signal
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ActivistChecklist.org @activistchecklist.org · 27/03/2026
Digital security at No Kings! Step 3: If you want to help get the word out about good digital security practices, we made flyers! activistchecklist.org/flyer Honestly, having something to do at the protest other than march makes it a lot more fun.
Two sides of a flyer. Front says "Digital security matters for our community." Back is a list of digital security steps.
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ActivistChecklist.org @activistchecklist.org · 10/03/2026
archive.is/uFXGf > Three grand juries declined to indict Reid for felony assault. > “If I didn’t have the video, I would 100% be in jail right now,” Reid said.
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ActivistChecklist.org @activistchecklist.org · 21/02/2026
Just found this on Reddit. Look very closely at the URL underneath the skeleton.
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ActivistChecklist.org @activistchecklist.org · 13/02/2026
And of course, we have the song version of this poster from Bread and Puppet. ⚠️ Warning: It will be stuck in your head for days. (Credit: planetslushy on tiktok)
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ActivistChecklist.org @activistchecklist.org · 13/02/2026
We made this "what to do if the police are at the door" poster for two reasons: 1. So you can remember what to say (don't talk to the cops!) 2. So people you live with know who to call (local legal support) Download (and tell your friends): activistchecklist.org/police
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ActivistChecklist.org @activistchecklist.org · 05/02/2026
Someone sent us this sticker they spotted in the wild. The best part is that we never printed stickers. Someone just made these! 🤩
Telephone pole with a sticker that says "Activist Checklist dot org" on it
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ActivistChecklist.org @activistchecklist.org · 04/02/2026
Article from The Washington Post on a 67-year-old man who got a visit from DHS for sending a simple email: archive.ph/KO5zJ > “It doesn’t take that much to make people look over their shoulder, to think twice before they speak again,” said Nathan Freed Wessler, one of the ACLU attorneys.
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ActivistChecklist.org @activistchecklist.org · 30/01/2026
NYTimes: archive.is/zUnaX > The agent then walked over to Ms. Cleland’s car and surprised her by addressing her as Nicole.
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ActivistChecklist.org @activistchecklist.org · 23/01/2026
🎉 New checklist: Doxxing defense! In response to doxxing attacks on activists in Minneapolis, we made an easy-to-use doxxing defense guide. Protecting your privacy online helps keep your community of activists and organizers safer! activistchecklist.org/doxxing
Screenshot of the doxxing defense checklist on ActivistChecklist.org
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