Policy topics
Resources about policy topics range from books to journal articles to examples to reports to websites–all in service of providing background information about a range of policy topics, including but not limited to: ad brands safety, hate speech, extremism, harassment, child exploitation, platform manipulation, mis/disinformation, state actors, adult content, and intellectual property.
Anatomy of Account Takeover
In this 2018 presentation at USENIX, Grzegorz Milka, a security engineer at Google, discusses the security challenges associated with account takeovers.
All Complex Ecosystems Have Parasites
In 2005, Cory Doctorow published this presentation for the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference. In it, he explains how the internet, like all complex ecosystems, has parasites and suggests these relationships are not always negative.
DIY Cybersecurity for Domestic Violence
Staying Safe When You Say #MeToo
Safety Net Project: Resources
The Safety Net Project develops resources and information on the use of technology for agencies and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and trafficking.
Security Checklist
Brian Lovin's guide for staying safe online.
Speak Up & Stay Safe(r): A Guide to Protecting Yourself From Online Harassment
This guide contains things we’ve learned about how to keep yourself safe from individuals, loosely organized groups & cybermobs online.
Surveillance Self-Defense: Tips, Tools and How-Tos for Safer Online Communications
Surveillance Self-Defense Checklist
A Medium article about the steps journalists, activists, and everyone else can take to maximize their security.
