LFI 2026/Week 5

Week 5: Technology for liberation, or at least just better passwords

• Real time March 20th, 11-1 pacific/12-2 mountain/1-3 central/2-4 pm eastern
• Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/9129428892
• Slides: TBD

Readings

• Practical defenses against technofascism from Micah Lee
• Using Signal groups for activism from Micah Lee
• Meet Rayhunter: a new open source tool from EFF to detect cellular spying
• How to organize safely in the age of surveillance

LFP resources (for handing out at the reference desk or to supplement programs)

• Signal best practices
• Privacy 101: adblocking
• Privacy 101: fundamentals
• Privacy 101: phishing and scams
• Privacy 101: permissions
• Privacy 101: data minimization
• Privacy 101: messaging basics
• Messaging basics in Spanish

Tasks

• Discord discussion from week 4