WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:01.230 At Privacy Guides, we have always 00:00:01.230 --> 00:00:02.231 encouraged people to spread 00:00:02.231 --> 00:00:03.666 awareness, to help educate 00:00:03.666 --> 00:00:05.034 others and normalize privacy. 00:00:05.535 --> 00:00:07.403 Still, in most cases, privacy has largely 00:00:07.403 --> 00:00:08.938 been a matter of individual action. 00:00:09.272 --> 00:00:10.606 We might ask our families not to post 00:00:10.606 --> 00:00:11.608 pictures of us online, 00:00:11.608 --> 00:00:13.109 for example, but most of the 00:00:13.109 --> 00:00:14.811 work is done by switching ourselves to 00:00:14.811 --> 00:00:15.612 private services, 00:00:15.812 --> 00:00:17.280 encrypted apps, and managing our 00:00:17.280 --> 00:00:17.647 own data. 00:00:18.147 --> 00:00:18.581 Until now. 00:00:19.048 --> 00:00:20.583 Around the world, privacy is under attack 00:00:20.583 --> 00:00:21.718 like never before, 00:00:21.718 --> 00:00:22.785 with nearly every Western 00:00:22.819 --> 00:00:24.587 country introducing laws like mandatory 00:00:24.587 --> 00:00:26.789 age verification or encryption backdoors. 00:00:27.490 --> 00:00:28.925 These proposals would weaken security, 00:00:28.925 --> 00:00:30.226 invade privacy, and outlaw 00:00:30.226 --> 00:00:31.327 personal safety measures. 00:00:31.728 --> 00:00:33.630 If these laws pass, many of the companies 00:00:33.630 --> 00:00:34.464 and projects that we 00:00:34.464 --> 00:00:35.832 rely on to help us safeguard 00:00:35.832 --> 00:00:37.834 our data would be forced to either weaken 00:00:37.834 --> 00:00:38.901 their protections or 00:00:38.901 --> 00:00:40.269 stop operating entirely. 00:00:40.703 --> 00:00:42.672 And if that happens, the vast majority of 00:00:42.672 --> 00:00:43.806 mainstream users will 00:00:43.806 --> 00:00:45.041 probably simply abandon 00:00:45.141 --> 00:00:46.876 privacy-preserving tools altogether 00:00:46.876 --> 00:00:48.277 rather than migrating to 00:00:48.277 --> 00:00:49.746 the ones who remain, either 00:00:49.746 --> 00:00:51.180 out of fear of breaking the law or 00:00:51.180 --> 00:00:52.081 because the tools that 00:00:52.081 --> 00:00:53.282 don't shut down will require 00:00:53.282 --> 00:00:55.018 technical expertise they don't have. 00:00:55.585 --> 00:00:56.886 This would mean that many privacy tools 00:00:56.886 --> 00:00:57.553 will become less 00:00:57.553 --> 00:00:59.222 effective or completely useless 00:00:59.222 --> 00:01:01.224 because of the network effect, and even 00:01:01.224 --> 00:01:03.192 single-user tools might become harder to 00:01:03.192 --> 00:01:04.260 use, less effective, 00:01:04.460 --> 00:01:05.528 or downright illegal. 00:01:06.029 --> 00:01:07.597 At Privacy Guides, we believe privacy is 00:01:07.597 --> 00:01:08.531 a human right, and that 00:01:08.531 --> 00:01:10.033 means everyone is entitled 00:01:10.033 --> 00:01:11.267 to privacy regardless of 00:01:11.267 --> 00:01:12.502 their level of tech expertise. 00:01:13.002 --> 00:01:14.303 In that spirit, it's important that we 00:01:14.303 --> 00:01:15.204 fight to keep privacy 00:01:15.204 --> 00:01:16.706 legal and accessible around 00:01:16.706 --> 00:01:17.040 the world. 00:01:17.440 --> 00:01:18.708 It's with this in mind that we're calling 00:01:18.708 --> 00:01:19.742 on all privacy 00:01:19.742 --> 00:01:20.877 advocates to join the fight 00:01:20.877 --> 00:01:21.711 for privacy rights. 00:01:22.345 --> 00:01:24.313 And we are so proud to introduce a new 00:01:24.313 --> 00:01:25.782 initiative to help support that fight. 00:01:26.282 --> 00:01:27.884 This is a new section of the website that 00:01:27.884 --> 00:01:28.651 will help privacy 00:01:28.651 --> 00:01:29.819 advocates, both individuals 00:01:29.952 --> 00:01:32.088 and organizations, who want to push back 00:01:32.088 --> 00:01:32.855 against the increasing 00:01:32.855 --> 00:01:34.157 number of threats against privacy. 00:01:34.490 --> 00:01:36.359 Our first resource, the Privacy Activist 00:01:36.359 --> 00:01:37.794 Toolbox, is already live. 00:01:38.161 --> 00:01:39.095 This isn't just a checklist. 00:01:39.529 --> 00:01:40.763 This is information on how to organize 00:01:40.763 --> 00:01:42.832 effectively with other privacy activists. 00:01:43.332 --> 00:01:44.734 Stuff like how to find out what laws are 00:01:44.734 --> 00:01:45.501 being proposed in your 00:01:45.501 --> 00:01:46.969 area, how to pick which tools 00:01:46.969 --> 00:01:49.072 to use to organize, and how to find other 00:01:49.072 --> 00:01:49.839 groups to work with 00:01:49.839 --> 00:01:50.773 and build bridges with 00:01:50.773 --> 00:01:50.973 them. 00:01:51.274 --> 00:01:52.608 We will be adding many more 00:01:52.608 --> 00:01:53.810 resources in the coming months. 00:01:54.243 --> 00:01:55.812 Privacy Guides has only four full-time 00:01:55.812 --> 00:01:56.679 staff members and a 00:01:56.679 --> 00:01:57.480 handful of volunteers. 00:01:58.481 --> 00:01:59.782 There's only so much we can do. 00:02:00.083 --> 00:02:02.351 But we have over 100,000 visitors to our 00:02:02.351 --> 00:02:03.720 site and forum every month. 00:02:04.220 --> 00:02:05.188 Together, we can go 00:02:05.188 --> 00:02:06.322 further and accomplish more. 00:02:06.889 --> 00:02:08.591 Privacy Guides is not changing. 00:02:09.058 --> 00:02:10.626 Our core mission remains to educate our 00:02:10.626 --> 00:02:11.728 audience on what privacy 00:02:11.728 --> 00:02:13.229 tools exist and which ones 00:02:13.229 --> 00:02:14.163 we believe are best 00:02:14.163 --> 00:02:15.164 for protecting your data. 00:02:15.531 --> 00:02:16.399 We are committed to 00:02:16.399 --> 00:02:17.967 remaining nonpartisan and inclusive. 00:02:18.301 --> 00:02:20.136 But nonpartisan doesn't mean apolitical. 00:02:20.937 --> 00:02:21.904 Whether you consider yourself political 00:02:21.904 --> 00:02:23.473 or not, these laws are 00:02:23.473 --> 00:02:24.540 coming for you and they 00:02:24.540 --> 00:02:25.408 will affect you, 00:02:25.742 --> 00:02:26.509 and it will take all of 00:02:26.509 --> 00:02:28.177 us - and more - to stop them. 00:02:28.544 --> 00:02:29.879 If you'd like to support our mission to 00:02:29.879 --> 00:02:30.880 support privacy advocacy, 00:02:31.380 --> 00:02:32.381 we've added a new design 00:02:32.381 --> 00:02:34.150 to our merch store on shirts, patches, 00:02:34.383 --> 00:02:35.351 and stickers so that 00:02:35.351 --> 00:02:36.152 you can spread the word at 00:02:36.152 --> 00:02:36.786 the same time. 00:02:37.086 --> 00:02:39.021 We also still accept donations and offer 00:02:39.021 --> 00:02:39.922 memberships that give 00:02:39.922 --> 00:02:41.023 perks back in return. 00:02:41.491 --> 00:02:43.092 To all of the privacy advocates out there 00:02:43.092 --> 00:02:43.826 right now fighting 00:02:43.826 --> 00:02:45.261 for a better future and 00:02:45.261 --> 00:02:47.296 the advocates to come, we thank you and 00:02:47.296 --> 00:02:48.364 hope these tools will help you. 00:02:48.831 --> 00:02:49.966 Together, we can win this.