Jonah Aragon
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President of Triplebit, a nonprofit ISP and Tor relay association. Director @privacyguides.org 😄 Minneapolis • he/him 🏡 jonaharagon.com 🎙️ youtube.com/@jonaharagon 🦣 mastodon.neat.computer/@jonah
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The Tor Project is looking for more WebTunnel bridges to be distributed to Russian users via Telegram (info: forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays...)

I'm hosting some, and if you can run a web server you can too:
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Smartphones can be an essential tool for protestors fighting for their rights, but they also make you vulnerable to the mass surveillance many protests are targeted with. If you're taking part in the action, make sure you minimize your risk: www.privacyguides.org/articles/202...
The Protesters' Guide to Smartphone Security
Your phone is an essential tool, but it also represents a huge risk to your privacy and security. Understanding these best practices when it comes to securing your smartphone will help keep you and yo...
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Yeah X, those seem like two perfectly good solutions to this problem!
An ad on X saying “enough ads today?” The ad image below is split in half horizontally. The top half shows a billboard with blue skies on it with a blue background. The bottom half shows a “Go ad-free on X Premium+” button on a black background.
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Encryption is a cornerstone of security on the modern internet. In this video we dive into how it works and explain why it's so important. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uQV...
Is Your Data Really Safe? Understanding Encryption
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inb4 @bsky.app doesn't let our organization become a trusted verifier to verify our team members lol
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Tomorrow hundreds of thousands of people will hit the streets in the US for the first time since the effective collapse of the constitutional republic. With so many new folks marching, rallying, and taking action, there’s a growing need to disseminate information on keeping ourselves & others safe.
The Protesters' Guide To Smartphone Security Zine : Jonah Aragon (text); Firestorm Books (layout) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
A 16 page zine created from text by Jonah Aragon, Project Director of Privacy Guides (privacyguides.org).For most protesters, activists, and journalists, your...
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🇪🇺 While we tend to focus on technical matters over jurisdiction, the US doesn’t have a monopoly on the best tech.

Nowadays many people are looking for solutions outside the US, so we’ve compiled a list of our recommendations that are based in Europe: www.privacyguides.org/articles/202...
Privacy-Respecting European Tech Alternatives
There is a growing sentiment that the US shouldn't be relied upon for the technologies that many people and businesses use every day. These privacy-centric recommendations come from a variety of Europ...
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If you don't know who Micah Lee is, you should read this article. And if you do know who Micah Lee is, you should definitely read this article 😎

We spoke with Lee about what he's working on currently with Cyd, Lockdown Systems, OnionShare, and more! www.privacyguides.org/articles/202...
Interview with Micah Lee: Cyd, Lockdown Systems, OnionShare, and more
This article is an interview with Micah Lee, the creator of Cyd and OnionShare, founder of Lockdown Systems, and author of Hacks, Leaks, and Revelations: The Art of Analyzing Hacked and Leaked Data.
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"Age verification" laws are actually "upload your ID or get your face scanned to access every website, ending anonymity and associating your identity with everything you do online" laws and if more people understood that they would not be down for this authoritarian nonsense
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Privacy is a human right that should be granted to everyone, no matter the reason. But for millions of people around the world, data privacy is also crucial for their physical safety. For people in extreme situations, privacy can literally mean life or death. www.privacyguides.org/articles/202...
Privacy Means Safety
Privacy is a human right that should be granted to everyone, no matter the reason. That being said, it's also important to remember that for millions of people around the world, data privacy is crucia...
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KeePassXC is one of the best options for a local-only password manager. In our latest tutorial, we'll walk through setting up KeePassXC to work with your YubiKey as an additional factor to secure your local-only password database.

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KeePassXC + YubiKey: How to set up a local-only password manager
This tutorial demonstrates how to install the local-only password manager KeePassXC and secure a password database with YubiKey.
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It isn't the time to act smug or superior just because that censorship happened to target an app you disliked today. They will have no problems coming for the services you do like tomorrow.
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This is not a win for privacy, this is a massive loss for all Americans as the country descends into the internet censorship that has plagued so many of the other unfree countries around the world.

#tiktok #privacy #censorship
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There’s some exciting things coming your way from Privacy Guides! This week we’ve hired 3 people dedicated to creating informative and engaging privacy/security content, both in the written form and on video 🎥

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Privacy Guides Hires Three Staff Members
Privacy Guides is welcoming three new additions to the team.
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Didn't expect the defining image of 2025 to turn up quite so quickly.
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Trying out YouTube without a Premium subscription today to see if I can save some money, and wow this app is practically unusable 😳