1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,887 [Music] 2 00:00:02,952 --> 00:00:05,556 [Voiceover] Surveillance is a tool of oppression 3 00:00:05,934 --> 00:00:07,380 It's evolved and we need to evolve. 4 00:00:07,596 --> 00:00:12,630 [Music] 5 00:00:12,630 --> 00:00:13,832 When you're out at a protest, 6 00:00:13,832 --> 00:00:16,612 it's not the same protest that, you know, 7 00:00:16,612 --> 00:00:19,456 generations ago, our ancestors were at. 8 00:00:19,456 --> 00:00:21,211 The protesting evolved using technology, 9 00:00:21,211 --> 00:00:22,220 but so has the adversaries 10 00:00:22,220 --> 00:00:23,330 and the surveillance tactics. 11 00:00:23,330 --> 00:00:24,182 They've evolved too. 12 00:00:26,364 --> 00:00:27,370 If you are 13 00:00:27,370 --> 00:00:29,357 participating in feats of activism, 14 00:00:29,389 --> 00:00:31,302 If you are organizing today, 15 00:00:31,433 --> 00:00:33,739 You probably don't want to do it 16 00:00:33,821 --> 00:00:36,680 on a platform with your real phone number 17 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:38,100 or on a platform that's linked 18 00:00:38,100 --> 00:00:39,436 to your real credit card. 19 00:00:39,436 --> 00:00:41,761 Make sure that you're using a VPN, 20 00:00:41,761 --> 00:00:43,170 a virtual private network, 21 00:00:44,419 --> 00:00:46,980 or organizing on keybase.io 22 00:00:46,980 --> 00:00:49,207 or organizing on wire.com. 23 00:00:49,987 --> 00:00:51,460 So you're organizing in a way that's 24 00:00:51,516 --> 00:00:52,435 end-to-end encrypted. 25 00:00:52,435 --> 00:00:53,180 You're organizing in a way 26 00:00:53,180 --> 00:00:53,979 that's ephemeral. 27 00:00:54,144 --> 00:00:57,110 Like the conversation you would be having if you could stand in front of someone. 28 00:00:57,110 --> 00:00:59,051 So it's time, and then it's gone. 29 00:00:59,345 --> 00:01:03,273 Go into the security settings, turn on your two-factor to lock down your account 30 00:01:03,273 --> 00:01:06,487 so people can't take it over, but also see if there's any personalization. 31 00:01:06,871 --> 00:01:08,482 It sounds so nice: I'm catering this for you; 32 00:01:08,482 --> 00:01:10,130 I'm personalizing it just for you. 33 00:01:10,453 --> 00:01:13,748 But it's really allowing a lens into more about what you do 34 00:01:13,779 --> 00:01:16,055 for advertising dollars for them to collect. 35 00:01:16,795 --> 00:01:19,550 But you're talking about changing the way you just think about all of this. 36 00:01:19,646 --> 00:01:21,314 And you're like "You know what, I have some agency. 37 00:01:21,459 --> 00:01:22,536 And it's never too late. 38 00:01:22,650 --> 00:01:23,762 And I'm gonna start tomorrow. 39 00:01:23,762 --> 00:01:24,740 And I'm gonna take a small step." 40 00:01:24,761 --> 00:01:25,893 Take those small steps. 41 00:01:25,893 --> 00:01:28,659 Small steps over time, that's how you win this. 42 00:01:28,659 --> 00:01:30,936 [Music]