I attended a seminar today in which the role of identity was discussed in the context of gender. It was the first time I learnt the correct definition of gender vs. sex and gained an appreciation of how online and offline identity might play a role in peoples very personal journeys.
During the questions another interesting topic came up – if we had a general AI, what gender would it be?
As more of our lives and even our identities move on line, it occurred to me that protection of a persons online identities may have a safety implication, if not a privacy one. So as an exercise, the following links have been collated for me to share to those who ask for them:
Links
Get Safe Online – great all round privacy and protection advice
https://www.getsafeonline.org/
Digital privacy website
UK Government advice on staying safe with guides to each platform
https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/guidance/social-media-how-to-use-it-safely
Social media privacy guides from the Information Commissioner covering major platforms
https://ico.org.uk/your-data-matters/be-data-aware/social-media-privacy-settings/
Tools
The tools below are for when privacy becomes a priority beyond social engineering and casual snooping.
If your safety is dependant on your privacy you should consider technology solutions beyond just the settings on your social media accounts.
Signal – secure messaging
Tor – secure anonymised browsing
Encryption – storage and email
Secure/Transient OS
Journalist tools
https://www.journaliststoolbox.org/2021/02/05/security-tools/
https://gcatoolkit.org/journalists/
Interesting Articles
Interesting intersection between privacy, consent to process and the work of researchers…
https://twitter.com/schulite/status/1357714009181605889?s=21
Do your online photos respect your privacy?
https://www.kaspersky.co.uk/blog/exif-privacy/7893/
Anonymous Location Data Problems