PEACE MAKERS SOFTWARE CHANGING WORLD 

The Security in-a-box Project for non-violent protestors

Immediate Realease:
Sept.10 2012

Digital security and privacy threats are always unique to the work that an advocate does and the environment in which that person operates. Furthermore, the collection of software that might help address those threats is constantly changing, and the tools themselves are frequently updated. For these reasons, it is extremely difficult to create an 'off-the-shelf' toolkit like Security in-a-box. Nothing stated in this toolkit is absolute, and there is no replacement for a trusted, local expert who understands the environment people work in, is sympathetic to the non violent cause and can help you identify the most up-to-date tools with which to protect people.

Nevertheless, we hope that Security in-a-box will give you an idea of the relevant issues and the right solutions for your own particular situation. We have worked with experts from all over the globe to peer-review the tools and tactics that make up this toolkit.

The software that was selected was researched, tested and, in many cases, localised into additional languages by a diverse team of security experts, advocates, human rights defenders, translators and software engineers in collaboration with the Tactical Technology Collective and Front Line. These tools featured prominently in that served not only to strengthen the security and privacy of advocates throughout the world.

As of this booklet's publication, the entire toolkit is available in five languages: English, Arabic, French, Russian and Spanish. It exists both as a printed toolkit, and on the Security in-a-box website, at www.security.ngoinabox.org. Please write to security@ngoinabox.org if you would like to request a printed version, distribute or translate the toolkit, or talk to them about training.

Tactical Tech and Front Line are dedicated to making this toolkit as useful as possible for advocates, and to ensuring that future versions are even better.

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