Tactical Tech

#Gettingreadyfor2025 🌟 At Tactical Tech, we champion a shift in perspective—from valuing technology solely for short-term convenience to prioritizing long-term sustainability, with trust at the heart of it all. ❓ Why does this matter? Proprietary software (the "black boxes") demands blind faith, keeping users in the dark about their data, security, and control. In contrast, open-source software (the "open boxes") offers higher levels of transparency, empowering users to take control of their digital environments. The tools we use and recommend are guided by seven key principles: ✅ Open Source: Transparent and non-proprietary ✅ Trusted: Audited and reliable ✅ Mature: Stable, with active community support ✅ User-Friendly: Designed for accessibility ✅ Multi-Language: Localized for global use ✅ Multi-Platform: Compatible across Mac, Windows, Linux, and Android ✅ Well-Documented: Easy to understand and implement 💻 Some of the open-source tools we rely on and recommend include: _Content Collaboration Platforms: Nextcloud _Text, Video, Audio Editing: LibreOffice, OBS Studio, Audacity, Shotcut _Operating Systems (We prefer various Linux flavours): Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, Tails), Canonical, Red Hat, and Fedora Project _Internet Browsers: The Tor Project Browser, Brave, Mullvad VPN (Browser), and Mozilla.ai Firefox _Secure Email and Calendars: Thunderbird, Proton Mail, Tuta, Riseup _Instant Messaging: Signal, Element, Wire _VPNs: Mullvad VPN, Proton VPN _Social Media and Video sharing: Mastodon, Bluesky Social, PeerTube _Virtual Meetings: BigBlueButton _Analytics: Matomo _Project Development: GitLab _Password managers: KeePassXC, Proton Pass Learn more about how we work and download the complete list: https://lnkd.in/d2jqZ9gf By adopting and promoting these tools, we aim to empower individuals, organizations, and communities to regain control of their privacy and the digital environment. ✨ What tools do you use? Let us know in the comments!

🌊 OPEN CALL: Webs of Water- An OCEAN / UNI online activation series 🚨 Application deadline: February 5 ⚡️ Tactical Tech and TBA21 are inviting applications for “Webs of Water”, an online activation series exploring the relationship between technology infrastructures, freshwater scarcity, and water distribution issues in the Caribbean. Taking place from March to May 2025, the program will welcome journalists, researchers, artists, scientists, and activists to collaboratively investigate the environmental impact of tech industries on water access through workshops and collective mapping. 1️⃣ What? Five workshops and skill-sharing sessions (5x 2h 20 min). 2️⃣ For whom? Practitioners with experience in journalistic and citizen investigations, cartography, data science, hydrology, geology, artistic interventions around water access, evidence-based campaigning. 3️⃣ How to apply? https://lnkd.in/eP4wrRpx

#Getreadyfor2025 🚀Creating spaces for cross-disciplinary collaboration—where practitioners from diverse fields come together to exchange ideas, share knowledge, learn from one another, and initiate new investigative projects that uncover the truth and hold those in power accountable—has never been more important. In 2025, our Tactical Tech Institute will continue fostering these vital connections, building on initiatives like the Digital Investigation Residency, which took place from November 18–22, 2024 in Publix, Berlin. This event brought together over 50 participants from 24 countries, including journalists, artists, investigators, and media professionals. Key focus areas included: 🌍 Climate change 🤖 AI regulation and use 🎯 Political influence Find out more about our training solutions: https://lnkd.in/e_WwjaGA 🤝 The Residency is hosted as a part of the Collaborative and Investigative Journalism Initiative #CIJI, an EU-funded project carried out by Delfi Lietuva, Free Press Unlimited, Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Fundacja Reporterów & Tactical Tech in collaboration with the regional hubs led by Investigate Europe, #JournalistsinNeedNetwork and Rise Project România.

#GetReadyFor2025 🚀 Can you spot a deepfake? 🤔 This is one of the topics explored in our The Glass Room misinformation exhibition, which in 2024 traveled across the world, engaging over 40,000 people in conversations about the impacts of technology on the information landscape. This was made possible thanks to our global network of partners and our funders and supporters the European Union, the European Media & Information Fund (EMIF), Sida, the Svenska Postkodlotteriets Stiftelse (The Swedish Postcode Lottery Foundation), our supporters: Proton , and DuckDuckGo🤝. In 2025, we will continue empowering individuals, communities, and organizations to navigate misinformation and disinformation 📖🔍 Explore our Misinformation exhibition: https://lnkd.in/eRBxYiWh Want to host a Glass Room Exhibition? Contact us at [email protected]!

#Getreadyfor2025 🚀 It's crucial to keep sparking conversations among young people about the impacts of AI on society, communities, and the planet 🌍. Over 70 organizations working with youth worldwide have already accessed our latest educational exhibition, "Everywhere, All the Time" 🌐, which explores vital topics such as how AI chatbots work 🤖, the hidden labor behind technology 🛠️, attention-grabbing designs 🎨, and the physical infrastructures that power the internet 💻. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ePXAE_BY "Everywhere, All the Time" is produced by Tactical Tech, in collaboration with European Schoolnet, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), Save the Children Italy, and co-funded by the European Commission. Want to host it? Contact us at [email protected]!

📬 In the Loop is back with our Tactical Tech Wrap-Up 2024: How We’re Preparing You for a Future-Ready 2025! In this special edition of our newsletter, we’re excited to share how we’re empowering organizations and communities to tackle the challenges posed by digital technologies responsibly and effectively. In 2024, we focused on: 🌍 Empowering people to navigate the information disorder landscape 🤖 Demystifying artificial intelligence 💫 Putting young people at the center of digital transformation 🛠️ Building the capacity of civil society with a focus on information integrity 🔍 Advancing knowledge at the intersection of digital influence, democracy, and climate change In this edition, you will also discover our new portfolio of services, including: ✨ Creative Experiences: Immersive exhibitions and interventions for events and conferences 🧠 Dynamic Workshops & Training Programs: Masterclasses and train-the-trainer events to build essential digital skills 📚 Resources: Practical kits, guides, and playbooks for teams and organizations 💬 Tailored Consultancy: Expertise in information integrity and critical digital literacy Finally, we want to wrap up 2024 by thanking our partners worldwide, our funders: the European Union, the European Media & Information Fund (EMIF), Sida, the Svenska Postkodlotteriets Stiftelse (The Swedish Postcode Lottery Foundation), our supporters: Proton , and DuckDuckGo and you for being an essential part of our community and for your unwavering support of our team and initiatives. Our community is our greatest motivation as we continue to push forward together.

🌍 The Digital Influence and Climate Friction: Expert Gathering by Tactical Tech is happening now at Publix Berlin! Over 30 inspiring journalists, researchers, investigators, activists, and artists are coming together to explore and discuss the connection between technology, digital influence and how society understands and addresses the climate crisis. 💡✨🌱 Stephanie Hankey, co-founder of Tactical Tech and Prof. Adrienne Russell Mary Laird Wood, Professor of Communication and co-director of the Center for Journalism, Media, and Democracy of the University of Washington, opened the event by sharing insights into the challenges and how we can overcome them. A couple of initial thoughts shared by Prof. Russell: 🌟 "We have to refuse to accept our current technological and climate realities as inevitable" 🌟"We need to use whatever skills, connections and power we hold to resist and to build alternatives" ℹ️ More information about the #InfluenceIndustryProject: https://lnkd.in/e2Rqnwcs

[In-person event in Berlin] It is tomorrow! 📢 🔎 Calling all journalists, citizen investigators, and anyone conducting investigations in #Berlin! Join Tactical Tech's Wael Eskandar and Jasmine Erkan at Publix on Nov 21 to learn about key investigative methods, practical OSINT tools, and safety practices to protect your identity and data. 🎟️ Get your free ticket here: https://lnkd.in/e7az8j2x

⏱️ Last day to apply! 🔊 Calling all the European-based media makers and small to mid-size newsrooms! Apply to join this 2-day event in Berlin to discuss how journalists can confront media bias in an era of AI-driven news. Organised by Display Europe and Hostwriter. 🎉 Tactical Tech team will speak at the event and deliver a session on how AI magnifies bias and what to do about it! ▶️ Apply by 20 Nov: https://lnkd.in/eBTwvpqd

Tactical Tech's co-founder, Stephanie H., will speak at this symposium celebrating 10 years of the Loeb Fellowship organised by Harvard University Graduate School of Design. 🎉 Stephanie and other fellows will share stories of collective, community-based practices that engage others in generating positive social outcomes. 📺 Join streaming at 20 CET: https://lnkd.in/eCUqyA-z