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Tomorrow, the International Telecommunication Union votes on its next Secretary General in Bucharest, Romania.

US officials from @POTUS to @ABlinken to @StateCDP have taken an unprecedented interest in the vote of a technical body.

The internet’s future is at stake. 🧵
US candidate @DoreenBogdan is running on a platform of a “Trusted, Connected Digital Future” against Russia’s Rashid Ismailov, a former Telecom Minister and Huawei VP who is likely to support the emerging autocratic view of the future internet.
The @ITU is the world’s oldest UN agency (formerly the International Telegraph Union) and is a technical standards body where engineers and tech companies—but also governments—convene and vote on the protocols for emerging technologies from #6G to #AI.
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As the frequency of data breaches increases, the threat to your data becomes more real every day — even if you've done your threat modelling & implemented digital security hygiene.

What can you do in the aftermath of a data breach? #CybersecCharcha ⬇️ 1/n
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First things first, confirm the breach and don't fall for rumours on Twitter! Verify the news from 3-4 trusted sources.

Beware of scammers moonlighting as company reps & try to gather more information. Speak to the company via official channels if you have to! #databreach 2/n
Next: Change your passwords if your credentials were leaked. Password tips:

➡️ DO NOT repeat the same passwords everywhere
➡️ DO NOT include Personally Identifiable Information (like birthdates, parents' names etc) — this will make them easy to crack.
➡️ DO enable 2FA! 3/n
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Host a fundraiser for IFF and join us in this fight for our digital rights. 👇
#internetfreedom #KeepitOn
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IFF is your advocate to protect and advance constitutional freedoms in a digital society.
We work at the intersection of technology and fundamental rights as an impact-focused digital rights organization.
Our focus is on issues of:
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To make these issues comprehensive yet understandable for our community, we have several projects and trackers to keep you up-to-date on these issues, among others are:
@PatrakarClinic @PanopticIndia
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Let India Breathe Statement on #InternetCensorship

Today, we are reaching out to our community and large, diverse base of volunteers to inform them about an unprecedented act of internet censorship. (1/11)
#InternetFreedom #DigitalLockdown
Most our members hold the firm belief that environmental protection is the seminal issue of our time. We live in times of large scale ecological disasters and looming climate crisis which threaten human life, particularly young peoples' lives and future generations. (2/11)
This requires a greater level of urgency in government responses and larger public engagement. It is with these ideals and intent we launched LetIndiaBreathe.in, a volunteer led movement. Since it’s launch it engaged with spirit and informed close to 10 lakh people.
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