Why Duck-Duck Go is better than Google: no tracking, better results. Plugins and extensions let you add it to your browsers.
http://dontbubble.us/
Surveillance news in Australia:
http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/youre-being-more-closely-watched-20120916-260ko.html
Surveillance news in the UK
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/aug/15/new-totalitarianism-surveillance-technology
Apple wants to kill your iPhone camera on demand by governments:
http://myscienceacademy.org/2012/09/17/apple-granted-patent-to-disable-iphone-recordings-near-government-buildings-or-political-events
http://www.petapixel.com/2012/08/30/apple-moves-a-step-closer-to-location-based-camera-disabling/
Encouragement from Occupy Wall Street:
http://kasamaproject.org/2012/09/17/ows-it-is-five-minutes-to-dawn-the-wind-smells-like-freedom/
#Cryptoparty: info on how to protect yourself. It's from the Australian event, but the info is good for everyone, so you can understand your risks and how to get software that makes you safer.
https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=0AQvNeBGHrxYbZGhoY3gzdHJfNDMyNzNycnF4Z3M&pli=1
How hackers and freedom fighters get caught (some lessons here for writers):
http://www.slideshare.net/grugq/opsec-for-hackers (tl;dr: running their mouths, not being paranoid enough)
Encouragement from Anonymous:
#copwatch
We Are Legion: The story of the hacktivists:
http://wearelegionthedocumentary.com
http://dontbubble.us/
Surveillance news in Australia:
http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/youre-being-more-closely-watched-20120916-260ko.html
Surveillance news in the UK
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/aug/15/new-totalitarianism-surveillance-technology
Apple wants to kill your iPhone camera on demand by governments:
http://myscienceacademy.org/2012/09/17/apple-granted-patent-to-disable-iphone-recordings-near-government-buildings-or-political-events
http://www.petapixel.com/2012/08/30/apple-moves-a-step-closer-to-location-based-camera-disabling/
Encouragement from Occupy Wall Street:
http://kasamaproject.org/2012/09/17/ows-it-is-five-minutes-to-dawn-the-wind-smells-like-freedom/
#Cryptoparty: info on how to protect yourself. It's from the Australian event, but the info is good for everyone, so you can understand your risks and how to get software that makes you safer.
https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=0AQvNeBGHrxYbZGhoY3gzdHJfNDMyNzNycnF4Z3M&pli=1
How hackers and freedom fighters get caught (some lessons here for writers):
http://www.slideshare.net/grugq/opsec-for-hackers (tl;dr: running their mouths, not being paranoid enough)
Encouragement from Anonymous:
#copwatch
We Are Legion: The story of the hacktivists:
http://wearelegionthedocumentary.com
