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content"<p style="padding: 10px; border: solid 1px grey; border-radius: 5px;"><strong>Digital Tools:</strong> There are a whole range of <b>digital tools that affect your online security</b>. Some of them are very useful and installing them will help protect you. Others have distinct vulnerabilities and should be limited or disabled. <b>Do not avoid software altogether, but be strategic about which software you plan to use.</b></p> <p style="text-rendering: optimizelegibility; margin: 20px 0px 1.416em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 1.6em !important; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #313131; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><strong>How did you score?</strong> If you scored high, well done! If your score is on the lower end, or you are otherwise interested in improving your competence on the <strong>use of tools that enhance your digital security</strong>, please refer to the resources listed below. </p> <h4><img height="40" width="40" src="/static/Wikimedia-logo.svg" alt="Wikimedia icon" />Wikimedia</h4> <ul> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Login_notifications" target="[object Object]">Help:Login notifications</a> - Make sure you get notified of attempted unauthorised logins to your Wikimedia accounts.</li> </ul> </ul> <h4><img height="40" width="40" src="/static/icons8-overview-100.png" alt="Overview icon" />Overview</h4> <ul> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/our-favorite-ad-blockers-and-browser-extensions-to-protect-privacy/" target="_blank">Our Favorite Ad Blockers and Browser Extensions to Protect Privacy</a> by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times" target="_blank"><span color="#1d9dd9" style="color: #1d9dd9;">The New York Times</span>.</a></li> <li><a href="https://freedom.press/training/-depth-guide-choosing-web-browser/" target="_blank">An in-depth guide to choosing a web browser</a> by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_the_Press_Foundation" target="_blank">FPF</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://freedom.press/training/choosing-a-vpn/" target="_blank">An in-depth guide to choosing a VPN</a> by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_the_Press_Foundation" target="_blank">FPF</a> and an <a href="https://embed.kumu.io/9ced55e897e74fd807be51990b26b415" target="_blank">interactive VPN relationship map</a> laying out proven relationships between media companies, content sites, corporate VPNs, and independent VPNs to be able to make an informed decision when choosing a VPN.</li> <li>Depending on where you are in the world, the legal status of encryption varies significantly. <a href="https://www.gp-digital.org/world-map-of-encryption/" target="_blank">Checkout this interactive map</a> by <a href="https://www.gp-digital.org/who-we-are/" target="_blank">Global Partners Digital (GPD)</a>  to see what encryption laws and policies exist in your jurisdiction.</li> </ul> </ul> <h4><img height="40" width="40" src="/static/icons8-learning-64.png" alt="Interactive learning icon" />Interactive Learning</h4> <ul> <ul> <li> <p><a href="https://learn.totem-project.org/courses/course-v1:Totem+TP_SP_001+course/about" target="_blank">Secure Passwords</a> by <a href="https://totem-project.org/" target="[object Object]">Totem Project</a>.</p> </li> </ul> </ul> <h4><img height="40" width="40" src="/static/icons8-guide-64.png" alt="Guide icon" />Guides</h4> <ul> <ul> <li><a href="https://securityplanner.consumerreports.org/tool/turn-on-windows-defender-antivirus" target="_blank">Turn on Windows Defender Antivirus</a> by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Reports" target="_blank">Consumer Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://securityplanner.consumerreports.org/tool/reduce-online-tracking" target="_blank">Browser extensions to reduce online tracking</a> by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Reports" target="_blank">Consumer Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://securityplanner.consumerreports.org/tool/browse-privately-with-tor" target="_blank">Learn about the Tor browser and how to use it</a> by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Reports" target="_blank">Consumer Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://securityplanner.consumerreports.org/tool/install-https-everywhere" target="_blank">Set up HTTPS-Only Mode on your browser</a> by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Reports" target="_blank">Consumer Reports</a></li> </ul> </ul> <p></p>"
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