Tech Learning Collective is announced as the winner of the latest Awesome Foundation grant provided by the organization’s New York City chapter. Read this post to learn more about AwesomeNYC and why they selected Tech Learning Collective as the recipient of their final grant in 2019.
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AwesomeNYC announces Tech Learning Collective as winner of its December 2019 grant
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Hackers Next Door featured on It’s Going Down’s podcast, “This Is America” Episode 97
Organizers of Tech Learning Collective’s Hackers Next Door conference were interviewed by It’s Going Down about the event, how they got involved in digital security education, and the need for more collaborative, in-depth cybersecurity training for activists. Read a transcript of the interview segment here.
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How to start catching phishermen before they catch you
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Remember, remember the tech antifa on the fifth of November! Antifa activists defend against the rise or spread of fascism by combating threats to anti-fascist groups, anti-racist organizers, and others for whom fascist groups pose a clear and present danger. The NYC chapter of the Anarcho-Tech Collective provides computer training for activists and advocacy groups, direct assistance with digital components of advocacy efforts, and private audits of an ally’s security posture when requested. At Tech Learning Collective’s Hackers Next Door conference in December and in this blog post, anonymous members from Anarcho-Tech NYC will show you how attackers work and think so you know how to first spot and then stop them in their tracks.
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At Hackers Next Door, national tech and policy groups meet with local privacy activists and cybersecurity experts
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This little-known trick lets you use Signal without giving out your phone number
The Signal Private Messenger app has become the de-facto standard for end-to-end encrypted messaging. Its battle-tested encryption protocol is licensed for use by the likes of Facebook in WhatsApp, and it has been adopted by the XMPP Standards Foundation for use as the basis of OMEMO Multi-End Message and Object Encryption. In short, Signal is great, except for the fact that you need a phone number to use it. Or do you?