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.<\/p>\n
During the questions another interesting topic came up – if we had a general AI, what gender would it be?<\/p>\n
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:<\/p>\n
Get Safe Online – great all round privacy and protection advice<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.getsafeonline.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n Digital privacy website<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.eff.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n UK Government advice on staying safe with guides to each platform<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.ncsc.gov.uk\/guidance\/social-media-how-to-use-it-safely<\/a><\/p>\n Social media privacy guides from the Information Commissioner covering major platforms<\/p>\n https:\/\/ico.org.uk\/your-data-matters\/be-data-aware\/social-media-privacy-settings\/<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The tools below are for when privacy becomes a priority beyond social engineering and casual snooping.<\/p>\n If your safety is dependant on your privacy you should consider technology solutions beyond just the settings on your social media accounts.<\/p>\n Signal – secure messaging<\/p>\n https:\/\/signal.org\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tor – secure anonymised browsing<\/p>\n https:\/\/tor.eff.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n Encryption – storage and email<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.openpgp.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n Secure\/Transient\u00a0OS<\/p>\n https:\/\/tails.boum.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n Journalist\u00a0tools<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.journaliststoolbox.org\/2021\/02\/05\/security-tools\/<\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/gcatoolkit.org\/journalists\/<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Interesting intersection between privacy, consent to process and the work of researchers…<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/schulite\/status\/1357714009181605889?s=21<\/a><\/p>\n Do your online photos respect your privacy?<\/p>\nTools<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Interesting Articles<\/strong><\/h4>\n