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Geolocating Global Voices: Add your stories to the map!

  June 30, 2015

The geolocation feature has been working on this site (GV Community) since we launched it, but has been notably missing from the rest of the GV family of sites. The reason is we wanted to test it out here and work out all the major technical issues first. Well that's...

The First GV Türkçe Meetup Ever

  May 23, 2015

After a long period of time, Turkish Lingua has been making progress. It took a lot effort and time to set up the Lingua all over. Almost all the translations in the WordPress were revised along with the Lingua site, social media accounts were created, and last month we’ve managed to...

Your Weekly Security Tip: Passwords!

  May 4, 2015

I've been slacking, so with apologies I send you this week's security tips: Tips to help avoid online surveillance Using password managers to stay safe online Protect your devices from hackers – don't get 0wned How to make a super-secure password Thumbnail photo is by Ivan Beeckmans on Flickr, used under (CC BY-NC-SA...

Your Weekly Security Tip: OTR!

  March 5, 2015

In the last episode, I talked about CryptoCat, which allows for secure, ephemeral, group chats in a browser plug-in. Today I want to give you abrief introduction to OTR, or off-the-record messaging, which some folks at the summit were trained on. OTR is a protocol that allows for two people using certain chat...

Your Weekly Security Tip: CryptoCat!

  February 20, 2015

Hello GVers! This week we'll look at a simple tool that allows you to chat more securely with your friends and GV colleagues. What is CryptoCat? CryptoCat is a web app or browser add-on that encrypts your conversations. It works with most browsers. Encrypts my conversations…what does that mean? It means...