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Use Issues to track items for the upcoming newsletter. Please make pull requests to the latest newsletter Markdown file in order to suggest edits.

The current newsletter under work is: **#7**.
The current newsletter under work is: **#8**.
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Welcome to the seventh newsletter from **Security Without Borders**. This is a somewhat regular newsletter covering recent cyber security issues, tools and events relevant for activists, dissidents, journalists and civil society at large.
Welcome to the eighth newsletter from **Security Without Borders**. This is a somewhat regular newsletter covering recent cyber security issues, tools and events relevant for activists, dissidents, journalists and civil society at large.

> **Security Tip** Social media plays an important role in many activist communities and is widely used by journalists, thus making an account hijack rather far more than embarrassing to deal with. The usual advice on using creating strong, unique passwords and combining it with [two-factor authentication](https://theoutline.com/post/2489/two-passwords-are-always-better-than-one) applies, an often forgotten risk is formed by third-party apps that have access to the accounts. A [website](https://www.permissions.review/) has been set up that helps you find out which third-party apps have access to your various accounts. Remove access by any app you don't regularly use, or that doesn't provide actual benefits to your usage of the accounts.
> **Security Tip** Social media plays an important role in many activist communities and is widely used by journalists, and the potential risks of a hijacked account include more than mere embarrassment. As usual, it's advised to use strong, unique passwords combined with [two-factor authentication](https://theoutline.com/post/2489/two-passwords-are-always-better-than-one). In addition, an often forgotten threat is posed by third-party apps granted access to the accounts. A [website](https://www.permissions.review/) has been set up to help you find out which third-party apps have access to your various accounts. Remove access by any app you don't regularly use, or that doesn't provide actual benefits to your usage of the accounts.

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