Thanks for the helpful tips. DR
On Mon, 16 Jun 2025 at 2:38 PM, Wikimedia Human Rights Team < talktohumanrig...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > Translations of this email will also be available on this Meta page: > https://w.wiki/EVFh > > Dear all, > > We hope this email finds you well. > > We are reaching out to share some digital safety and privacy tips and > suggestions. As a movement that thrives on transparency and openness, it > can be challenging to prioritise personal privacy and take appropriate > security steps. However, maintaining privacy is crucial for safeguarding > yourself and those close to you. We hope you will find this useful. > > * Review your public footprint: Take a moment to assess what > information about you is publicly accessible on Wikimedia projects (eg: > user pages), other platforms, search engines, and people search sites. Also > think about old accounts and profiles that you may not use anymore. Ask > yourself if you are comfortable with what someone could learn about you > from this information? What felt safe to share years ago may feel different > now, especially as contexts change. It’s okay to update or remove details > to better align with your current comfort level and risk environment. > > * Be cautious of suspicious communications: Stay alert to phishing and > other suspicious communication attempts. Bad-faith actors may try to > impersonate trusted contacts, journalists, researchers, potential new > employees or organisations to extract personal information. Avoid clicking > on suspicious links, and consider verifying the sender’s identity with > trusted third parties or with the organisation they claim to be from before > engaging. > > * Tighten privacy settings: Ensure your social media accounts and other > online profiles have strict privacy settings. Limit who can view your > posts, contact you, or see your personal information. Regularly review and > update these settings. > > * Review and be cautious of your online activity: If you frequently > post stories or updates on platforms like Instagram, Facebook, or X, pay > attention to who is viewing or engaging with them. Do you recognise all of > the people? Are there unfamiliar accounts regularly watching your content? > Be cautious if you see accounts with little personal information, strange > usernames, or no mutual connections. These could be fake or anonymous > profiles used by bad actors to monitor your activity. > > * Take care of each other: If you notice someone else being targeted, > reach out to them. Solidarity, even quietly expressed, can make a big > difference. Report threats or abuse through appropriate channels, such as > the Wikimedia Foundation's Trust & Safety < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation/Legal/Community_Resilience_and_Sustainability/Trust_and_Safety> > (c...@wikimedia.org) team or local project administrators. For threats of > imminent physical harm <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Threats_of_harm>, > please contact emerge...@wikimedia.org > > For further resources, please see the Meta: Digital Safety Resources Page < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation/Legal/Community_Resilience_and_Sustainability/Human_Rights/Digital_Security_Resources> > and the links below: > * Learn.Wiki Module Assess your digital security risks < > https://learn.wiki/courses/course-v1:Wikimedia-Foundation+WMF_HUM001+2022/about > > > * Meta: Digital Safety Considerations for Wikimedians < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Digital_Safety_Considerations_for_Wikimedians > > > * Diff: Privacy and Transparency: Staying safe in an open movement < > https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/02/26/privacy-and-transparency-staying-safe-in-an-open-movement/ > > > * Diff: How can a username keep you safe? < > https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/12/01/how-can-a-username-keep-you-safe/> > * Diff: Doxing: Why should you care? < > https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/04/27/doxing-why-should-you-care/> > * Diff: Doxing: Have you tried doxing yourself? < > https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/05/01/doxing-have-you-tried-doxing-yourself/ > > > * Meta: Travelling and Events - Digital Safety < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation/Legal/Community_Resilience_and_Sustainability/Human_Rights/Digital_Safety_While_Traveling_and_Attending_Events > > > > For chat or group admins, please consider the following: > If you administrate or monitor chats on other platforms or other lists, > you play an important role in safeguarding the privacy and safety of > members. Please consider the following actions you can take to enhance the > group's security and protect its members: > * Activate anonymous admin mode > * Hide members list of the group > * Limit message forwarding > * Set messages to auto-delete after a certain time > > Here is some information around this for WhatsApp < > https://faq.whatsapp.com/1003616827680090>, Telegram < > https://lifehacker.com/8-telegram-privacy-settings-you-should-enable-immediate-1848931353>, > Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/help/412300192139228> and Discord < > https://itssc.rpi.edu/hc/en-us/articles/32018134944013-Discord-Best-Practices-Guidelines-on-how-to-keep-Discord-safe-and-secure>. > > > For any questions or further support around this, please reach out to > talktohumanrig...@wikimedia.org. Additionally, please see the Digital > First Aid Kit <https://digitalfirstaid.org/> which provides some > preliminary self-diagnostic support for people facing the most common types > of digital threats. > > With best wishes, > > Human Rights Team > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Human_Rights_Team> > Wikimedia Foundation > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines > at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/RN45KYJ44FQSPYS5FTU2AQVR5EZK6URV/ > To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org
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