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34 <h2><em>#
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36 <p>You've now completed the basics of email encryption with GnuPG, taking
37 action against bulk surveillance. These next steps will help make the most
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112 <h3>Bring Email Self-Defense to new people
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114 <p>Understanding and setting up email encryption is a daunting task for
115 many. To welcome them, make it easy to find your public key and offer to
116 help with encryption. Here are some suggestions:
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119 <li># Lead an Email Self-Defense workshop for your friends and community,
120 using our
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122 <li># Use
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124 a message to a few friends and ask them to join you in using encrypted
125 email. Remember to include your GnuPG public key fingerprint so they can
126 easily download your key.
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128 <li># Add your public key fingerprint anywhere that you normally display
129 your email address. Some good places are: your email signature (the text
130 kind, not the cryptographic kind), social media profiles, blogs, Web sites,
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142 <h3>Protect more of your digital life
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144 <p>Learn surveillance-resistant technologies for instant
145 messages, hard drive storage, online sharing, and more at
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147 the Free Software Directory's Privacy Pack
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150 <p>If you are using Windows, Mac OS or any other proprietary operating
151 system, we recommend you switch to a free software operating system like
152 GNU/Linux. This will make it much harder for attackers to enter your computer
153 through hidden back doors. Check out the Free Software Foundation's
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164 <h3>Optional: Add more email protection with Tor
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166 <p><a href=
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167 (Tor) network
</a> wraps Internet communication in multiple layers of encryption
168 and bounces it around the world several times. When used properly, Tor confuses
169 surveillance field agents and the global surveillance apparatus alike. Using
170 it simultaneously with GnuPG's encryption will give you the best results.
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172 <p>To have your email program send and receive email over Tor, install the
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176 <p>Before beginning to check your email over Tor, make sure you understand
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