Digital Privacy & Technology Guide: Personal Cybersecurity & Online Harassment

Article from the Intercept on how to create strong passphrases.

Information on the principles of creating strong passwords, including the basics of password managers, diceware, security questions, syncing and multi-factor authentication.

Create strong passphrases with EFF's new random number generators! This page includes information about passwords, different wordlists, and EFF's suggested method for passphrase generation.

Generate unique Username IDs for your accounts. There is no need to remember them all if you use a password manager.

Have your phone number removed from telemarketing lists

Voter registration data is public in many US states. Check with your local election office to see if your voter registration data is online, and if opting out is possible.

A directory of direct links to delete your account from web services.

Massive list of data brokers, their privacy policies which contain information about how to "opt out" individually.

Search across multiple data breaches to determine if your email address or phone number has been compromised. Set up notifications for when data breaches occur.

Organization and resources designed to help individuals who have been doxxed navigate this experience.

Tips and resources for exploring open source intelligence on oneself to prevent malicious actors from finding and using this information for publishing, blackmailing or other forms of harassment.

Community project that grades the terms of service (TOS) and privacy policies of major internet sites/services. Each aspect of a TOS or privacy policy is assessed as positive, negative, or neutral. Sites are graded from A (best) to E (worst).

20 Tips to take preventative actions against doxing.

How aware are you about your risk of ID theft? Look at 11 situations in which you might be subject.

Crash Override's Automated Cybersecurity Helper guides internet users step-by-step through the process of locking down their online identity.

Resources gathered from the Commonwealth's Division of Banks (DOB) to assist consumers with protecting their financial life online.

A great subreddit. One way to leap towards data ownership is to self host your own webserver and run your own internet services so that all of your data is physically your property and can be disconnected from the internet at any time.

From the Digital Defense Fund, use this activity to develop a treat model and action plan!

Developed by Sara Brown of Library Freedom Project, this is an example of a workshop handout on threat modeling for LGBTQIA youth.

Resource from EFF that provides guidance on the principles of harm reduction and how it can be used to lessen risk online.

Tactics Guides cover basic principles such as creating strong passphrases and avoiding malware. Tool Guides offer step-by-step instructions on installing, configuring and using digital-security software and services.

A free resource to help rapid responders, digital security trainers, and tech-savvy activists to protect themselves and the communities they support against common types of digital emergencies.

Developed by the EFF, guide is designed for people with varying levels of comfort with technology on protecting against electronic surveillance.

Collection of resources and guides to mitigate harms of online harassment; resource integrates principles of self-care and tools for bystanders.

Cornell University's Digital Harassment Self-Defense page for faculty, librarians and staff.

Concrete strategies for how to defend yourself and others. Guidance was developed with and for those disproportionately impacted by online abuse: writers, journalists, artists, & activists who identify as women, BIPOC, and/or LGBTQIA+.

LFP resources for a training program designed to be offered at a domestic violence shelter on Stalkerware. Presentation includes significant information in the Notes field.