Resources
10 things that make you a better online citizen - Tamil .pdf
2 Factor Authentication or 2 Step Authentication — Video describing how to enable 2 Factor Authentication.
2 step verification (Google) — How to turn on 2 step verification for your Google account.
Add two step verification for extra security (Yahoo) — How to add two step verification to your Yahoo account.
A Handy Guide to Decide How Safe That Safety App Will Really Keep You - Gendering Surveillance — Four infographics on the hidden costs of safety apps meant for women, and what you should look for when downloading apps.
Attention PGP Users: New Vulnerabilities Require You To Take Action Now — A group of European security researchers have released a warning about a set of vulnerabilities affecting users of encryption software PGP and S/MIME.
Basic Privacy Settings & Tools — A list of tools and privacy settings from Facebook allowing you to choose the audience for your Facebook pictures, and more.
Be A Better Internetter — A 'digital public health' campaign by Doteveryone for private web browsing and conscious sharing on social media
Creating a strong password — Short video describing simple steps to take to create a strong password for your accounts.
Data Detox — 8 day programme developed by Tactical Technology Collective, allowing you to review the information you share via Facebook, Google and via your mobile phone.
Digital security help-line — 24-hour helpline by AccessNow provides personalised rapid response for digital security incidents.
Disk encryption — Simple video showing how to encrypt data on your computer, ensuring that it is kept safe and cannot be accessed even if your computer is compromised.
DotEveryone Digital Understanding Resources Directory — A list of resources from Doteveryone providing resources for a range of Internet-related issues, including social media use and digital security.
Firefox Send - A free, encrypted file-sharing service from Mozilla.
Gendering Surveillance — Research, infographics and illustrations with a focus on gender and surveillance by the Internet Democracy Project
Getting Online - A Basic Guide to Email, Facebook, Twitter and Blogging — Simple guide on how to set up email, a blog, and Facebook and Twitter accounts, including tips for privacy.
Handbook on Information Security - Sri Lanka CERT.pdf — Document addresses cyber threats, securing social media and ethical use of the internet.
Have I been pwned — Free site that allows you to test if your email account has been compromised in a data breach
How To (Citizen Lab) — Guides developed by Citizen Lab for verification of images and video
How to download your Facebook data — You might be wondering, what exactly does Facebook know about me from my profile? You can peruse your profile online, but that doesn’t tell the whole story. One way to see what Facebook has on you is to download your Facebook data.
How To Enable Two-Factor Authentication on Outlook.com and Microsoft — Article from Electronic Frontier Foundation on how to enable two factor authentication on Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft accounts.
How to recognize phishing email messages, links, or phone calls — Article from Microsoft explaining how to detect phishing emails, links or phone calls.
I Just Can't Quit You! Your Privacy Guide to Facebook — Privacy guide from Tactical Technology Collective on how to maximise Facebook privacy
IRL — Podcast by Mozilla exploring aspects of life online, including misinformation and disinformation, bots, and more.
Manage your Facebook Privacy - Tamil.pdf — Tamil - Simple guide to privacy on Facebook - who can see your pictures and posts, your Activity Log and how to customise your settings.
Manage Your Privacy - Facebook - Sinhala.pdf — Sinhala - Simple guide to privacy on Facebook - who can see your pictures and posts, your Activity Log and how to customise your settings.
Managing your Twitter Account - Two Factor Authentication — How to turn on Two Factor Authentication for your Twitter account.
Manuals with a gender perspective — A list of manuals about privacy and digital security from a gender perspective, compiled by Tactical Tech.
Mobile phone security — Short video on how to send information securely via mobile phones.
Mobile Phone Security.pdf — Sinhala - using mobile phones, and social media applications that through them, in a safe and secure manner.
Mobile Phone Security - tamil.pdf — Tamil - using mobile phones, and social media applications that through them, in a safe and secure manner.
Not So Pretty: What You Need to Know About E-Fail and the PGP Flaw — A group of European security researchers have released a warning about a set of vulnerabilities affecting users of PGP and S/MIME. EFF has been in communication with the research team, and can confirm that these vulnerabilities pose an immediate risk to those using these tools for email communication, including the potential exposure of the contents of past messages.
Password.pdf — Sinhala - guidelines on how to create a strong password for your accounts online.
Password - tamil.pdf — Tamil - guidelines on how to create a strong password for your accounts online.
Password Checkup - Google Chrome extension that helps detect data breaches
Phishing and secure email — Short video on how to protect yourself from phishing attacks.
Privacy basics — Simple interactive guide from Facebook allowing you to customize your privacy settings.
Private web browsing — Short video explaining how to browse the web privately and securely.
Resist phishing attacks with three golden rules — Article from Wired.com on simple measures to prevent phishing attacks
Safe Internet Browsing.pdf — Sinhala - guidelines for safe usage of the Web.
Safe Internet Browsing - tamil.pdf — Tamil - guidelines for safe usage of the Web.
SaferSisters — An initiative by Coding Rights - feminist digital security tips in gifs
Safe Social networking.pdf — Sinhala - guidelines for using social networks safely, while maintaining privacy and protecting personal information.
Safe Social networking - tamil.pdf — Tamil - guidelines for using social networks safely, while maintaining privacy and protecting personal information.
Securing Email.pdf — Sinhala - guidelines on how to ensure your email address is protected.
Securing Email - tamil.pdf — Tamil - guidelines on how to ensure your email address is protected.
Security Planner — Answer a few simple questions to get personalized online safety recommendations.
Surveillance Self-Defence Guide — Digital security guides from the Electronic Frontier Foundation
Take These 7 Steps Now for Password Protection — Guide from WIRED on password protection
The Complete Guide to Facebook Privacy — An article from Wired on how to protect yourself from sharing personal information on Facebook.
Turning two-step verification on and off - LinkedIn — How to turn two step verification on and off for your LinkedIn account.
Two Step Authentication: Wordpress — How to turn on two step authentication for your Wordpress account.
Verification tools — List of tools for verification of images/video. Includes tools for archiving social media posts and video, tools to find metadata of photos/video, tools to detect image manipulation and more
Virtual Private Networking (VPN) — Short video on how to use Virtual Private Networking to access websites and other applications while masking your data (including your location).
What is 2 Factor Authentication and how does it work? — How to turn on 2 Factor Authentication on Facebook.
What is phishing? Everything you need to know to protect yourself from scam emails and more — Article from ZDnet on the different types of phishing attacks, how to detect them and how to protect against them.
Who are Safer Sisters? — Gif launching a project by Coding Rights called Safer Sisters - digital security tips with gifs
Windows Defender browser protection — A Chrome plugin developed by Windows that allows for anti-phishing protection.
වඩා හොද අන්තර්ජාල පුරවැසියෙකු වීමට කරුණු 10ක්! — සාපරාධී ක්රියා සඳහා අන්තර්ජාලය සහ සමාජ මාධ්ය ජාල උපයෝගී කර ගන්නන්ගෙන් ළමා පරපුර රැක ගැනීමේ උපාය මාර්ග පද්ධතියක් එක්සත් ජාතීන්ගේ ළමා අරමුදල සහ ජාතික ළමා ආරක්ෂණ අධිකාරිය විසින් ප්රකාශයට පත් කරනු ලැබ ඇත.
WhatsApp has a fake news problem - that can be fixed without breaking encryption