Don't let shame or overwhelm stop you from taking a few basic steps to protect yourself and your community.
Maybe you've used your cats name for your password on everything for years. All your shit is on social media. You get stressed out about tech stuff.
It's all good. You're not alone. 🧵
Maybe you've used your cats name for your password on everything for years. All your shit is on social media. You get stressed out about tech stuff.
It's all good. You're not alone. 🧵
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Even just setting a good passcode for your phone and computer & making sure you have "two factor authentication" turned on on your major accounts is HUGE.
That's not true. Every small step you take, like getting a password manager, switching most conversations to Signal instead of SMS, using a reputable VPN, etc makes a diff
Here you go!
EFF's is solid: https://ssd.eff.org
Digital Defense Fund is excellent specifically for abortion related privacy: https://digitaldefensefund.org/ddf-guides
Wired has a guide: https://www.wired.com/2017/12/digital-security-guide/
But the first step is just committing to yourself to take a step
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/tools/
https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/01/23/activists-guide-securing-your-smartphone/
Unless it's active & targeted surveillance, that should be enough.