Digital Safety, Operational Security, Surveillance

SOCK Puppets: Creating Untraceable Online Identities

May 27, 2025

Maintaining anonymity online can be a matter of personal safety. One of the most effective tools for this purpose is the “sock puppet” – a carefully constructed fake online identity...

Digital Safety, Spyware, Surveillance

DIY: How to Find Hidden Cameras, Bugs & Trackers (On a Budget)

May 20, 2025

Have you ever experienced that feeling of paranoia, where you feel you are being watched? This could be in a hotel room, Airbnb, in traffic and so on. Well, that...

Digital Safety, Spyware, Surveillance

How “they” Install Spyware on Your Device

May 12, 2025

In 2021, a journalist’s iPhone became infected with Pegasus spyware without him ever answering the call or clicking a link. Within days, his encrypted messages were being intercepted, his microphone...

Digital Safety, Operational Security, Surveillance

The Rise of AI-Powered Surveillance in East Africa

May 9, 2025

Across East Africa, a quiet revolution is underway: the increasing deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in surveillance technologies. From city centres to online spaces, AI is changing how observation and...

Digital Safety, Operational Security, Surveillance

Secure Online Storage: Essential for Journalists & At-Risk Entities

May 8, 2025

Imagine this: you’ve just found solid proof of a secret operation. Names, dates, money trails – the key info that could expose a big scandal. But before you can share...

Surveillance

Defending the Defenders: Protecting African Activists and Journalists

April 29, 2025

Across Africa, civil society organizations (CSOs), community based organizations (CBOs), and journalists play a crucial role in exposing corruption, human rights abuses, and injustice. Yet, those on the front-lines face...