1. Feminist Cyborgs: Activism, Fundraising and Security Online Jan Moolman, Association for Progressive Communications, Women’s Rights Programme: 3 December 2012

2. What is the issue?  the internet and ICTs provide critical spaces and opportunities to exercise freedoms, claim rights, perform identities, take action, connect, show solidarity  while more women’s rights organisations and individual women are using the internet and other ICTs there are growing incidences of technology-related violence against women (VAW), and general threats to safety and security

3. What are the common threats?  cyber stalking  sexual harassment  privacy violations  manipulation of personal information including images and videos... affects how we work, play, love

4. Stories She’s begging to be raped: https://www.takebackthetech.net/write/shes-begging-be-raped- twitterverse-feminists-pakistan Digital Security: Drop-in centre of Ugandan sex worker organisation raided: https://www.apc.org/en/news/digital-security-drop-centre- ugandan-sex-worker-or Danger and opportunity: ICTs and women human rights defenders http://www.genderit.org/node/3469 Take Back the Tech! But know the risks first (interview with African activists on secure online communications) http://www.genderit.org/node/3501/

5. Know your rights Take control Know your tools Know your risk Recognise that context matters – threats and violators How can we respond?

6. Basic security HTTPS everywhere – online searches TOR – pops your request through different servers Email – use encryption Mobile phones – password protection Password tips – most critical Facebook – don’t tag or upload pictures without permission; use privacy settings

7. Useful resources Take Back The Tech - https://www.takebackthetech.net/be-safe https://www.takebackthetech.net/be-safe Tactical Tech’s Me and My Shadow - https://myshadow.org/ https://myshadow.org/ Ono - https://onorobot.org/ Connect Your Rights - rights.apc.org

8. www.takebackthetech.net jac@apcwomen.org