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BigBlueButton is an open-source video communication tool with all the required features for online training and learning including breakout rooms, whiteboards, closed captioning, polls, shared notes, and more.

[S]ign up for BigBlueButton managed by NoLog.cz, CommunityBridge, meet.coop, and other providers.
– Digital Hygiene 101: How to practise digital safety and security

Cryptomator makes it easy to encrypt and decrypt files before storing them on locally, externally, or on the cloud using its app for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS.

The Digital First Aid Kit is a free resource to help rapid responders, digital security trainers, and tech-savvy activists to better protect themselves and the communities they support against the most common types of digital emergencies. It can also be used by activists, human rights defenders, bloggers, journalists or media activists who want to learn more about how they can protect themselves and support others. If you or someone you are assisting is experiencing a digital emergency, the Digital First Aid Kit will guide you in diagnosing the issues you are facing and refer you to support providers for further help if needed.

Digital Hygiene 101 by EngageMedia provides a number of tips to stay safe and healthy against digital viruses, along with a list of safer alternatives to the usual tools we use for online work.

DuckDuckGo is a privacy-focused internet search engine.

EngageMedia is a nonprofit that promotes digital rights, open and secure technology, and social issue documentary. We equip civil society through training and other educational activities, producing guides, research, and other resources. We develop, localize, and engage with platforms, promoting open and secure software and supporting open culture and knowledge.

Etherpad is an open-source collaborative notetaking tool.

Riseup Pad allow for collaborative editing online by using an Etherpad service. Riseup does not store IP addresses. Pads are automatically destroyed after 60 days of inactivity.
– Digital Hygiene 101: How to practise digital safety and security

Firefox is an open-source web browser that protects the user’s privacy on the internet.

GlobaLeaks is a free and open-source secure reporting and documentation system that protects the whistleblower’s identity.

KeePassDX is an open-source secure password manager for Android mobile devices.

KeeWeb is an open-source password manager based on KeePass. It is available as a web app that works with modern internet browsers on desktop and mobile devices.

LibreOffice is a free and open-source office productivity suite that contains a word processor, a spreadsheet program, a presentation application, and more.

Mullvad is a premium privacy-respecting virtual private network (VPN) service.

Nextcloud is an open-source collaboration suite with secure file storage, sync, and share.

OpenOffice is a free and open-source office productivity suite.

Outline makes it easy for users to access the internet using a virtual private network (VPN). The Outline Manager enables users to run their own VPN servers on cloud platforms and the Outline Client connects devices to existing servers.

Psiphon (Android, iOS, Windows, Mac) is an open-source internet censorship circumvention tool that uses a combination of secure communication and obfuscation technologies to allow users to access blocked or censored content.

Searx is a free internet metasearch engine which aggregates results from more than 70 search services. Users are neither tracked nor profiled. Additionally, searx can be used over Tor for online anonymity.

To find a Searx instance, go to searx.space.

Security Matters (SecM) is an initiative with the purpose of promoting digital security and protecting the community at risk in Southeast Asia. With its trainers’ network and through its training of trainers SecM works towards building digital security capacity for civil society organizations and human rights defenders. It also provides digital security incident response and support in collaboration with the Center for Digital Resilience (CDR).

Send is a simple, private file-sharing tool with end-to-end encryption.

Surveillance Self-Defense (SSD) by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is a guide to protecting yourself from electronic surveillance for people all over the world. Some aspects of this guide will be useful to people with very little technical knowledge, while others are aimed at an audience with considerable technical expertise and privacy/security trainers.

Tor Browser is an open-source private internet browser for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android that protects users from tracking, surveillance, and censorship.

Tunnelbear is a secure VPN service. Available for iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, Firefox, and Chrome.

Email vpn@engagemedia.org to ask for your voucher code. In the email, please include a brief summary of what you do and how this VPN voucher can help you in your line of work. Once we receive your application, your unique codes will be sent within two working days.
– Free VPN for digital rights defenders: A partnership between TunnelBear and EngageMedia