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32 <h2><em>#
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33 <p>You've now completed the basics of email encryption with GnuPG, taking action against bulk surveillance. A pat on the back to you! These next steps will help make the most of the work you did today.
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43 <h3>Join the movement
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45 <p>You've just taken a huge step towards protecting your privacy online. But each of us acting alone isn't enough. To topple bulk surveillance, we need to build a movement for the autonomy and freedom of all computer users. Join the Free Software Foundation's community to meet like-minded people and work together for change:
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80 <h3>Get your friends involved
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81 <p>Before you close this guide, use
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95 <h3>Protect more of your digital life
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97 <p>Learn surveillance-resistant technologies for instant messages, hard drive storage, online sharing and more at
<a href=
"https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Collection:Privacy_pack"> the Free Software Directory's Privacy Pack
</a> and
<a href=
"https://prism-break.org">prism-break.org
</a>.
</p> <p>If you are using Windows, Mac OS or any other proprietary operating system, the biggest single step you can make is to switch to a free software operating system like GNU/Linux. This will make it much harder for attackers to enter your computer through hidden back doors. Check out the Free Software Foundation's
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122 <h3>Learn more about GnuPG</h3>
123 <p>There are a lot more features of GnuPG to discover, including encrypting files on your computer. There are a variety of resources accessible via Google, but we recommend starting with the links on the <a href="https://www.gnupg.org/documentation/">GnuPG Web site</a>.</p>
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146 <dt>Who can read encrypted messages? Who can read signed ones?</dt>
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149 <dt>My email program is opening at times I don't want it to open/is now my default program and I don't want it to be.</dt>
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