📚 Securing Inboxes from Government Surveillance

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With government surveillance on activists growing, it's never more important to secure your communications. Sadly, it's also not as easy as the tech geeks wish it were. Today, we share a quick guide to evaluate secure mail alternatives for your future-forward vision. Read on for more...

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Securing Inboxes from Government Surveillance

As we share regularly in this newsletter, Google and Microsoft are compromised and actively collecting all of our intimate details about us and our organizations. While it's never more important to secure your communications, it's also not as easy as the tech geeks wish it were.

De-Googling can be overwhelming, confusing, and technical. To help get you and your organization started on evaluating communications alternatives, I've crafted a quick guide from the many less tech savvy & liberatory organizers working to create healthy tech.

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