[HacktionLab] FW: [US-EU-TTIP] TTiP whistleblower, support encryption

[Michael Reinsborough]

This is from an NGO list fighting the current Transatlantic Trade and Investment Protocol (TTIP) between the US and the EU.  The TTIP is a "free trade" agreement for trade liberalisation and shredding of regulatory requirements on big corporations.  The text of the document is currently being kept secret but leaks are expected

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From: us-eu-ttip-request at lists.riseup.net [us-eu-ttip-request at lists.riseup.net] On Behalf Of timmons anthony [timmons_anthony at yahoo.co.uk]
Sent: 14 January 2014 14:52
To: Anthony Timmons
Subject: [US-EU-TTIP] TTiP whistleblower, support encryption


Since we do not have an actual copy of TPP nor TTiP we should hook up a whistleblower facility onto whatever site we use. In the lead in to the conference we could, once there let it be WIDELY know that this anonymous to user, whistelblowing facility is available to ANYONE, and that we are on the lookout for a copy of the TTiP treaties.


http://pressfreedomfoundation.org/securedrop

SecureDrop is an open-source whistleblower submission system managed by Freedom of the Press Foundation that media organizations use to securely accept documents from anonymous sources. It was originally coded by the late Aaron Swartz.
Any organization can install SecureDrop for free and can make modifications if they so choose. Check out our project page on GitHub<https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/> for detailed installation instructions. Freedom of the Press Foundation also offers technical assistance to news organizations wishing to install SecureDrop and train its journalists in security best practices. Please fill out the form below to request our help<https://pressfreedomfoundation.org/securedrop#contact>.
----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Freedom of the Press Foundation <info at pressfreedomfoundation.org>
To: timmons_anthony at yahoo.co.uk
Sent: Tuesday, 17 December 2013, 12:39
Subject: Save a whistleblower, support encryption

Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald, and Laura Poitras couldn't have exposed the NSA without it. But now we need your help to make encryption available to journalists and sources worldwide. Can you donate to support our new encryption tools<https://pressfreedomfoundation.org/> crowd-funding bundle?
In light of the recent NSA revelations and the US government’s unprecedented crackdown on whistleblowers, it’s clear that journalists can’t protect their own sources by just refusing to testify anymore, so we need encryption tools that will help them. Our new, two-month long campaign will support free software projects that aim to make end-to-end encryption easier for phone calls, texts, instant messages, emails, and browsing the web. They include:

 *   The Tor Project, the organization conducting extensive research and building technology solutions, including the Tor Browser Bundle, used by journalists to anonymize their web browsing habits and physical location.

 *   Tails, a ground-breaking operating system that can be started on almost any computer from a DVD or USB stick and encrypts everything by default—from browsing the web anonymously, to using state-of-the-art cryptographic tools to encrypt files, email, and instant message.

 *   RedPhone and TextSecure, the encrypted phone and texting apps created by renowned security expert Moxie Marlinspike and his project Open WhisperSystems. Both RedPhone and TextSecure are designed to implement end-to-end encryption, while simultaneously making those advancements as invisible and effortless as possible for the user.

 *   LEAP Encryption Access Project, a new non-profit that has created an open source email system that automatically handles key management, decryption, and encryption, along with server software that allows any provider to offer email service that is compatible with the application.

Projects like these are extremely underfunded and depend on donations from supporters like you to stay alive. You can make a donation here<https://pressfreedomfoundation.org/>.
You can also support Freedom of the Press Foundation’s SecureDrop project<http://pressfreedomfoundation.org/securedrop>, an open-source whistleblower submission system used by news organizations to receive documents from and communicate with sources. Freedom of the Press Foundation will be assisting over a dozen news organizations with installation and training.
We plan on making digital security for journalists our major initiative in 2014. We not only want to support these encryption tools, but train journalists how to use them. We will also continue to develop SecureDrop, along with other safe ways to communicate with sources.
In addition to these encryption tools for journalists, Freedom of the Press Foundation will continue to take donations<http://pressfreedomfoundation.org/wikileaks> to WikiLeaks, since the journalism organization still cannot receive direct donations via some of the major payment processors, despite its publications being protected by the First Amendment.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Trevor Timm
Executive Director
Freedom of the Press Foundation




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