<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset="utf-8" /> <title>Email Self-Defense - a guide to fighting surveillance with GnuPG encryption</title> <meta name="keywords" content="GnuPG, GPG, openpgp, surveillance, privacy, email, Enigmail" /> <meta name="description" content="Email surveillance violates our fundamental rights and makes free speech risky. This guide will teach you email self-defense in 30 minutes with GnuPG." /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="//static.fsf.org/nosvn/enc-dev0/css/main.css" /> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="//static.fsf.org/nosvn/enc-dev0/img/favicon.ico" /> </head> <body> <!-- ~~~~~~~~~ GnuPG Header and introduction text ~~~~~~~~~ --> <header class="row" id="header"><div> <h1>Great job!</h1> </div></header><!-- End #header --> <!-- ~~~~~~~~~ Section 6: Next steps ~~~~~~~~~ --> <section class="row" id="section6"><div> <!-- ~~~~~~~~~ section title + graphics ~~~~~~~~~ --> <div class="section-intro"> <h2><em>#6</em> Next steps</h2> <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.</p> </div><!-- End .section-intro --> <!-- ~~~~~~~~~ a div for each step ~~~~~~~~~ --> <div id="step-political" class="step"> <div class="sidebar"> <p><a id="infographic" href="infographic.html"><img src="//static.fsf.org/nosvn/enc-dev0/img/en/infographic-button.png" alt="View & share our infographic →" /></a></p> </div><!-- /.sidebar --> <div class="main"> <h3>Join the movement</h3> <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.</p> <p style="font-size:150%"> <a href="https://status.fsf.org/fsf"> <img src="//static.fsf.org/nosvn/enc-dev0/img/gnu-social.png" class="share-logo" alt="[GNU Social]"> GNU Social </a> | <a href="http://microca.st/fsf"> <img src="//static.fsf.org/nosvn/enc-dev0/img/pump.io.png" class="share-logo" alt="[Pump.io]"> Pump.io </a> | <a href="https://www.twitter.com/fsf">Twitter</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.fsf.org/twitter"><small>Read why GNU Social and Pump.io are better than Twitter.</small></a></p> <br /> <div class="newsletter"> <p style="font-size:150%">Low-volume mailing list</p> <form method="post" action="https://crm.fsf.org/civicrm/profile/create&reset=1&gid=31"> <input type="text" placeholder="Type your email..." name="email-Primary" id="frmEmail" /> <input type="submit" value="Add me" name="_qf_Edit_next" /> <input type="hidden" value="https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org/en/confirmation.html" name="postURL" /> <input type="hidden" value="1" name="group[25]" /> <input type="hidden" value="https://crm.fsf.org/civicrm/profile?reset=1&gid=31" name="cancelURL" /> <input type="hidden" value="Edit:cancel" name="_qf_default" /> </form> <p><small>Read our <a href="https://my.fsf.org/donate/privacypolicy.html">privacy policy</a>.</small></p> </div><!-- End .newsletter --> </div><!-- End .main --> </div><!-- End #step-political .step --> <!-- ~~~~~~~~~ a div for each step ~~~~~~~~~ --> <div id="step-friends" class="step"> <div class="main"> <h3>Get your friends involved</h3> <p><strong>This is the single biggest thing you can do to promote email encryption.</strong></p> <p>Before you close this guide, use <a href="https://fsf.org/share?u=https://u.fsf.org/zb&t=Encrypt with me using Email Self-Defense %40fsf">our sharing page</a> to compose a message to a few friends and ask them to join you in using encrypted email. Remember to include your <a href="index.html#section4">GnuPG public key ID</a> so they can easily download your key.</p> <p>It's also great to add your public key fingerprint to your email signature so that people you are corresponding with know you accept encrypted email.</p> <p class="notes">We recommend you even go a step further and add it to your social media profiles, blog, Website, or business card. (At the Free Software Foundation, we put ours on our <a href="https://fsf.org/about/staff">staff page</a>.) We need to get our culture to the point that we feel like something is missing when we see an email address without a public key fingerprint.</p> </div><!-- End .main --> </div><!-- End #step-friends .step --> <!-- ~~~~~~~~~ a div for each step ~~~~~~~~~ --> <div id="step-more_technologies" class="step"> <div class="main"> <h3>Protect more of your digital life</h3> <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, we recommend you 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 <a href="http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html">endorsed versions of GNU/Linux.</a></p> </div><!-- End .main --> </div><!-- End #step-more_technologies .step --> <!-- ~~~~~~~~~ a div for each step ~~~~~~~~~ --> <div id="step-better" class="step"> <div class="sidebar"> <p><img src="//static.fsf.org/nosvn/enc-dev0/img/en/screenshots/section6-next-steps.png" alt="Section 6: Next Steps" /></p> <br /> <p class="back" style="text-align:center">← <a href="index.html">Return to the guide</a></p> </div><!-- /.sidebar --> <div class="main"> <h3>Make Email Self-Defense tools even better</h3> <p><a href="https://libreplanet.org/wiki/GPG_guide/Public_Review">Leave feedback and suggest improvements to this guide</a>. We welcome translations, but we ask that you contact us at <a href="mailto:campaigns@fsf.org">campaigns@fsf.org</a> before you start, so that we can connect you with other translators working in your language.</p> <p>If you like programming, you can contribute code to <a href="https://www.gnupg.org/">GnuPG</a> or <a href="https://www.enigmail.net/home/index.php">Enigmail</a>.</p> <p>To go the extra mile, support the Free Software Foundation so we can keep improving Email Self-Defense, and make more tools like it.</p> <p><a href="https://crm.fsf.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=14&pk_campaign=email_self_defense&pk_kwd=guide_donate"><img alt="Donate" src="//static.fsf.org/nosvn/enc-dev0/img/en/donate.png" /></a> </p> <br /> </div><!-- End .main --> </div><!-- End #step-better .step --> <!-- ~~~~~~~~~ a div for each step ~~~~~~~~~ <div id="step-learn_more" class="step"> <div class="main"> <h3>Learn more about GnuPG</h3> <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> </div><!-- End .main -- </div><!-- End #step-learn_more .step --> </div></section><!-- End #section6 --> <!-- ~~~~~~~~~ FAQ ~~~~~~~~~ --> <!-- When un-commenting this section go to main.css and search for /* Guide Sections Background */ then add #faq to the desired color <section class="row" id="faq"><div> <div class="sidebar"> <h2>FAQ</h2> </div> <div class="main"> <dl> <dt>My key expired</dt> <dd>Answer coming soon.</dd> <dt>Who can read encrypted messages? 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