This article by Steve Chase was first published on the International Center on Non-Violent Conflict. It contains some additions by sogicampaigns The term agent provocateur is French and literally translates in English to “inciting agent.” While the term may be best known today as a luxury lingerie brand, in movement circles it refers to paid…
Numerous social movements have examples on how to effectively counter agent provocateurs deployed to undermine protests.
EQUALITY LABS IS A SOUTH ASIAN AMERICAN HUMAN RIGHTS START-UP WORKING AT THE INTERSECTION OF STORY, ART, AND SECURITY. The team has developed a series of very useful security sheets for various purposes: securing your I-phone, your Android, your identity, etc. These resources are very simple, clear and user-friendly. You can access them HERE
Whether it’s at a protest, public event, or at an established community space, it’s always important to ensure that every one, regardless of background, is free to engage with your community. When it comes to the LGBTQ community safe spaces are incredibly important, especially for young people and minorities that may face widespread discrimination within mainstream…
Whether it’s at a protest, public event, or at an established community space, it’s always important to ensure that every one, regardless of background, is free to engage with your community. When it comes to the LGBTQ community safe spaces are incredibly important, especially for young people and minorities that may face widespread discrimination within mainstream…
How to Assess Your Digital Security Risk In order to stay safe online in both a personal and professional capacity, we need to understand, identify, and assess our digital security needs and risks. Through this process, you will learn how to assess and maintain your digital security, think through the differences and similarities of “security”…
These days, online security is as essential as the basic security measures you would take for yourself and your material possessions in your daily life. With reports of government surveillance on activists, academics, and civilians on the rise, taking security precautions to assure you and your data are safe online is a necessary step. Here…
What is an IP address? If you were to send a letter to a friend of yours through the mail, you would need to write their address on the envelope for it to reach them. Similarly, each computer has its own IP address which is the machine’s unique identifier when sending data out to other computers…
What is VPN? A Virtual Private Network (commonly referred to as VPN) is a “network technology that creates a secure network connection over a public network such as the internet or a private network owned by a service provider.” Basically, a VPN is a group of computers that network ‘privately’ together over the internet –…
Safety and Security Online Browsing and Communicating Securely Online When you’re signing into any website, always make sure to check that you’re URL begins with https:// (and not just http://). This signals that your website connection is secure, encrypted, and less prone to unwanted snooping, tampering, or identity theft online. However, while many websites are…