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PRISM Shedding too much Light on Your Communications? Tips for More Digi-Sec!
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If your Twitter client didn't explode with the news about PRISM, here are the highlights, courtesy of the…
Read MoreThe Social Factor in Iran's Presidential Elections - Small Media's Election Monitoring Report
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On June 14, Iranians will head to the polls to cast their vote for the country’s next president. With a slew of candidates and a volatile political climate, social media is abuzz in the country. To track the trends of online conversation…
Read MoreTaksim Square - A Social Media Battleground
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The protests that began last week in Istanbul’s Taksim Square have spread throughout Turkey, gripping the country’s politics and garnering international attention. With the excessive force used by the Turkish police against protestors, what began…
Read MoreSteganograohy on the Go: Hiding TrueCrypt Volumes in Movie Files
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Crossing borders with sensitive information can be difficult in areas where information is tightly controlled. We have been playing around with ways to encrypt information and hide it in…
Read MoreTips and Tools - NOI's Organizer’s Toolbox
The New Organizing Institute (NOI) is a community of…
Read MoreInstant Messaging on Smartphones: WhatsApp's Lack of Security
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WhatsApp has become a very popular (read: FREE) alternative to traditional text messaging. Over the past few years, many smartphone users have shifted from using BlackBerry Messenger and other instant…
Read MoreMobile Phones and Violent Conflict - Is there a Connection?
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Over the past several years, a significant body of research has examined how communication technologies are transforming social, political, and economic dynamics in societies around the world. Much of this work has observed the positive…
Read MoreSomeone recovered your deleted pictures? *OH SNAP!*
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Wish there wasn't evidence of those drunken college photos? Or, pics of something that could be career-ending?
Enter Snapchat…
Read MoreNews You can Use: Facebook Adds Trusted Contacts To Reset Passwords When Needed
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Facebook recently added a new feature that will send a password reset command to a set of pre-determined 'trusted friends." This feature is coming in handy already in closed societies and countries where activists under threat of arrest and…
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