Twitter Activist Security by the grugq.
From the post:
Many people are starting to get politically active in ways they fear might have negative repercussions for their job, career or life. It is important to realise that these fears are real, but that public overt resistance is critical for political legitimacy. This guide hopes to help reduce the personal risks to individuals while empowering their ability to act safely.
I am not an activist, and I almost certainly don’t live in your country. These guidelines are generic with the hope that they will be useful for a larger number of people.
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The basic principles of operational security are actually very simple, they’re what we call the three Cs:
- Cover
- Concealment
- Compartmentation
There is more to serious counterintelligence, of course, but keep these three concepts in mind. The two most important concerns will be compartmentation and concealment. In practice this means that you need to separate your resistance Twitter account from your personal life completely.
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I won’t quote the details because any omission could be the one that trips you up.
It’s not a short read but if you want to be safe, read Twitter Activist Security at least once a month and see how you stack up against the advice.
The precautions are good ones but I would be asking what “political activism” requires a Twitter account?
Unless you are using the account to stream coded messages, the purpose of such an account is unclear to me.
Not to mention that every account associated with another identity is an opportunity to make a mistake and break cover.