India/task force/Policy and Advocacy/January Privacy Month Campaign

About

January Privacy Month Campaign is a community led campaign/initiative to celebrate International Data Privacy Day. The campaign was originated by Mozilla India in 2016 and is intended to be a global campaign each year. It is a campaign where communities from all over the world come together to learn, share and spread awareness about current trends and future issues for privacy and steps that we can take against privacy infringements.

The campaign can be observed in two ways:

• An online presence of the campaign with daily posts on relevant content.
• A series of offline in-person privacy-focused events.

Volunteers are welcome to help with online posts, events, teaching kits, localisation of content and/or any other resources that might be relevant to the campaign.

Mission

We strongly believe that it is necessary for the people who use the web for various purpose to stay safe by understanding the impact of their digital footprint. We intend to share the best practices and create awareness in order to promote privacy and data protection. oin us if you wish to make an impact in the lives of netizens !

Get Involved

• Online
  • Support the #PrivacyMonth initiative by changing Facebook/Twitter cover pictures to: graphics
  • Create facebook posts to drive conversations about online privacy. (Use hashtags #PrivacyMonth #Advocate4Privacy).
  • Tweet about online privacy throughout the month of January. (Use hashtags #PrivacyMonth #Advocate4Privacy).
  • Share and Retweet #PrivacyMonth posts from Mozilla India.
  • To contribute to creating daily privacy tips, please contact Siddhartha Rao or Ankit Mehta.

• Offline
  • Organize events about online privacy.
  • Organize popups and talks about online privacy.
  • Click pictures, write and share your experiences from these offline gatherings using the hashtags #PrivacyMonth #Advocate4Privacy
  • To contribute to creating events, or to register your January Privacy Event as a part of this campaign, please contact Vishal Chavan or Mayur Patil.

January 2016 Online 31 Teachable Moments

The goal of the online campaign is to provide a privacy tip a day that an average user could complete in 10 minutes or less. Ideally, the tip would be in the form of a short video, but could be in another format. Tips will be shared through social media, such as Facebook and Twitter. The timeframe is January 2016. Daily online posts will originate from Mozilla India starting on January 1st and can be shared and retweeted around the world.

January 2016 Privacy Events

In addition, the community will be hosting in-person privacy events throughout the month of January. The team hopes this project will go global and include Mozilla community privacy events from around the world.

Teaching Kits and Online Resources

   *Lightbeam Teaching Kit
   *Information Footprint Teaching Kit
   *Protecting your Data: Reading, Writing, Participating on the Web
   *Password Teaching Kit
   *Resources for Presentations
   *Protecting You Data
   *Your privacy and security on the Web
   *Get Smart on Privacy
   *Teach privacybasics

Get Involved

To contribute to creating online teaching resources like teaching kits, slides etc.

• Have content to teach privacy? You can create your own teaching kits. How - Try remixing teaching kits mentioned here with your content and share it with us.
• If you want to provide content we can create a teaching kit for you and credit you as the creator.
• More information needed? Please contact Diwanshi Pandey.

Social Media Promotions

• Twitter/Facebook hashtags: #PrivacyMonth #Advocate4Privacy
• Share, retweet and support Mozilla India Twitter posts.(https://twitter.com/mozillaIN)
• Support and share stories from Mozilla India Facebook Page. (https://www.facebook.com/mozillaindia)
• Mozilla India Facebook Group

Get Involved

• You can contribute by retweeting and sharing the daily tips through your Twitter and Facebook accounts (#PrivacyMonth #Advocate4Privacy).
• Sign up to support the campaign: https://reps.mozilla.org/e/privacy-month-campaign/ (Reps and Vouched Mozillians can sign up at the above link using their profile)
• Contact Jafar Muhammed for any social media related queries.

Localization

• Want to see the privacy tips in your local language. You can help us localize them. We are in the process of localizing the resources. Contact Chandrakant Dhutadmal or Aniket Deshpande for more information.

Graphics

The promotional graphics, social media cover pictures and pictures posted on social media are available to be viewed and shared here: drive link

Have ideas for social media posters? Contact Jafar Muhammed, Tripad Mishra or Akshay Chitwar.

Tip Of The Day Archives

This list is updated daily with Tip of the day and related posts from #privacymonth & #advocate4privacy

Date	Subject	Tip of the Day	Related Posts
1 January 2016	Private Browsing	Private Browsing to the rescue! Enable with “Ctrl + Shift + P” on Firefox https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/private-browsing	Private Browsing on Firefox for android: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/private-browsing-firefox-android
			Learn about Private Browsing & Tracking Protection Firefox https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/tracking-protection-pbm
			What exactly is Tracking Protection in Private Browsing? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxrVsN9kkog
			Tracking Protection in Firefox for android: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/tracking-protection-firefox-android
			A paper on Tracking Protection in Firefox For Privacy and Performance evaluation by Georgios Kontaxis, Columbia University: http://ieee-security.org/TC/SPW2015/W2SP/papers/W2SP_2015_submission_32.pdf
2 January 2016	Cookies	Firefox can disable 3rd party cookies automatically. How? https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences	Cookies in a nutshell! Video explaining cookies in a fun way https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPQhME1UYQU
			Cookies in a nutshell! Video explaining cookies in a fun way https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPQhME1UYQU
			Firefox's new, smarter cookie policy is a privacy win for users - says EFF https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/02/firefoxs-new-smarter-cookie-policy-clear-win-users
			Learn about how a Session Hijacking Attack is performed using Cookies: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Session_hijacking_attack
3 January 2016	HTTPS	HTTPS! Browse securely. Look for a green lock in the URL bar https://www.eff.org/pages/https	Know more about HTTPS, its a big deal! Video explaining HTTPS concepts in a clear way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCvPnwpWVUQ
			A cool add-on for your browser, help you encrypt your communication with,websites - "HTTPS Everywhere" : https://www.eff.org/https-Everywhere
			How do I tell if my connection to a website is secure? https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-do-i-tell-if-my-connection-is-secure
4 January 2016	Do Not Track (DNT)	Tell sites, you do not want to be tracked. Use Firefox https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/dnt	"Blur", a nice Firefox add-on that tells sites not to track you during,payments. Helps you protect your Passwords, Payments and Privacy. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/donottrackplus
			Companies Pay Big Bucks to learn about you, know how? and how to stop them:,http://lifehacker.com/5887140/everyones-trying-to-track-what-you-do-on-the-web-heres-how-to-stop-them
			How do 3rd party apps know what you do on the web: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/09/online-trackers-and-social-networks
			manage your Firefox privacy settings, type about:preferences#privacy in url bar: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-do-i-turn-do-not-track-feature
5 January 2016	Forget button on Firefox	Quickly delete your browsing history on Firefox https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/forget-button-quickly-delete-your-browsing-history	A Blog on how Firefox Improves Privacy with History-Wiping ‘Forget’ Button: http://privacyblog.com/2015/01/13/firefox-improves-privacy-with-history-wiping-forget-button-and-duckduckgo-search-support
			An awesome video tutorial about using Forget Button on Firefox by Cate Eales: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd1DcnlaQSs
6 January 2016	Passwords	Use a Passphrase NOT a password. Hear it from Edward Snowden himself. https://youtu.be/yzGzB-yYKcc	5 reasons to use Passphrases instead of Passwords: http://www.passworddragon.com/password-vs-passphrase
			Here are some tips for creating a strong Passphrase: https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/creating-strong-passwords
			Need a strong password, create a Passphrase its more secure #xkcd agrees https://xkcd.com/936
			Create secure passwords to keep your identity safe https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/create-secure-passwords-keep-your-identity-safe
7 January 2016	Password Manager	Password Manager - Remember, delete, change and import saved passwords in Firefox https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/password-manager-remember-delete-change-and-import	Learn How to use Password Manager in Firefox This video explains it all : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Che4oLWQ9Y
			Another blog regarding securing your logins using Password Manager in #Firefox: http://lifehacker.com/154099/geek-to-live--secure-your-saved-passwords-in-firefox
			Using Master Password to secure stored login credentials in Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/use-master-password-protect-stored-logins
8 January 2016	about:permissions	Manage access to each website. Type about:permissions in a new tab in your Firefox browser	Using Firefox Permissions Manager: http://www.ghacks.net/2011/08/14/the-new-firefox-permissions-manager/
			More on the Permission Manager on Firefox browser: http://www.thewindowsclub.com/use-setup-firefox-6-permission-manager
			In #Firefox 45 you can access this for individual sites. Right click on page, select ‘View Page Info’ and select ‘Permissions’.
9 January 2016	Pop-Up Blocker Settings	Block irritating Pop-up, manage blocker settings, exceptions & troubleshooting - https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/pop-blocker-settings-exceptions-troubleshooting	A Video Tutorial on how to use Pop-Up Blocker Settings in Firefox : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz08zQV_-1w
			How to get rid of popups on your browser http://www.wikihow.com/Get-Rid-of-Pop-Ups
10 January 2016	NoScript Addon	Control your data with NoScript security suite on Firefox https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/noscript/	Allow active content to run only from sites you trust. Avoid XSS & Clickjacking attacks. Use NoScript! https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/noscript
11 January 2016	Lightbeam Addon	Lightbeam shines a light on who's watching your every mouse move: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/lightbeam	How Lightbeam for Firefox works? https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2013/10/25/lightbeam-for-firefox-privacy-education-for-users-open-data-for-publishers
			Lightbeam tool will expose who is tracking you on the web: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/mozillas-lightbeam-tool-will-expose-who-is-looking-over-your-shoulder-on-the-web-8902269.html
			Learn & Teach about online tracking visualizations, Lightbeam teaching kit by Diwanshi Pandey - https://d157rqmxrxj6ey.cloudfront.net/diwanshi/21765
			A Video on What, Why and How of Lightbeam by Mozilla : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvqGy9wz_wA
			An informative blog on Lightbeam for Firefox : http://www.toolwar.com/2014/02/lightbeam-for-firefox-tools.html
12 January 2016	Firefox Guest Sessions	Share​ your​ Firefox with a guest. Easily lock your personal data with Guest Sessions. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/share-your-android-device-firefox-guest-session	Checkout this blog about How to use Guest Session in Firefox for Android? http://ccm.net/faq/27181-firefox-for-android-how-to-open-guest-session
			Video tutorial on using Guest Session in Firefox for Android : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6Ww0udnVA0
13 January 2016	Encryption	Encryption is a method used to secure communication over a connection using HTTPS: searchsecurity.techtarget.com/definition/encryption	A brief history about encryption by Redhat Open : https://securityblog.redhat.com/2013/08/14/a-brief-history-of-cryptography
			What are the different types of encryption mechanisms? www.wisegeek.org/what-are-the-different-types-of-encryption-methods.htm
			An interesting blog and discussion on why we encrypt our information online: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2015/06/why_we_encrypt.html
14 January 2016	Control App settings	Update your app settings to ​ensure that only limited & necessary information is exposed	6 ways to take control of your Android apps: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2980846/android/6-ways-to-take-control-of-your-android-apps.html
			Guide to Google Account Privacy Settings for Students: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/11/guide-google-account-privacy-settings-students
15 January 2016	Delete unused accounts	Delete unused accounts to erase your digital trail online. http://ccm.net/faq/32071-delete-your-inactive-online-accounts-with-justdelete-me	Want to delete yourself from the internet? Here is how: http://www.techlicious.com/tip/how-to-delete-yourself-from-the-internet
			Cleanse Your Digital Profile: Find, Delete Unused Accounts. http://www.dailyfinance.com/2015/02/10/cleanse-your-digital-profile
			Simple steps to remove your Digital Footprints: https://youtu.be/U5_4Porund4
			Privacy matters so does your information footprint Learn & teach about it. Teaching kit by Diwanshi Pandey https://diwanshi.makes.org/thimble/MjAzODM2NjcyMA==/information-footprint
			http://justdelete.me provides solution to enable you to easily delete your account from web services.
16 January 2016	about:config	Configure your Firefox settings to maximize security from within! No add-on​s​ needed https://www.imss.caltech.edu/node/243	How to optimize Firefox for maximum privacy? http://www.howtogeek.com/102032/how-to-optimize-mozilla-firefox-for-maximum-privacy
			Make Firefox secure using the about:config feature. https://www.bestvpn.com/blog/8499/make-firefox-secure-using-aboutconfig
			customize your Firefox to make it more secure and privacy focused using about:config settings http://www.ghacks.net/overview-firefox-aboutconfig-security-privacy-preferences
17 January 2016	Tor Browser	Browse the Internet safely & anonymously, Use Tor Browser https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html.en cc tor project library freedom	Tor Is For Everyone: Why Should One Use Tor? https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/06/why-you-should-use-tor
			Have a question about Tor, here is everything about the browser : https://www.torproject.org/docs/faq.html.en
			What is Tor Browser Good For? Should I use it? Answer: http://lifehacker.com/what-is-tor-and-should-i-use-it-1527891029
			7 Things You Should Know About Tor: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/07/7-things-you-should-know-about-tor
			Tor Relay - The more people who run relays, the faster the Tor network will be. https://www.torproject.org/docs/tor-doc-relay.html.en
18 January 2016	Phishing Attacks	Avoid phishing attacks! Never click on links sent to your email via an unknown source http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/definition/phishing	A video explaining What exactly a Phishing Attack is: https://youtu.be/xYZ7Sc94vmQ
			How does built-in Phishing and Malware Protection work? https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-does-phishing-and-malware-protection-work
			How to Help Defend Against A Phishing Attack? https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/how-avoid-phishing-attacks
			10 Tips to Prevent #phishingattack : http://www.pandasecurity.com/mediacenter/security/10-tips-prevent-phishing-attacks
19 January 2016	Protect your online profile	Protect your profile. Don't provide more info than what is necessary on Social Network http://www.reputation.com/blog/privacy/top-ten-reasons-keep-your-personal-information-private	Best practices to protect your identity and online profile: http://www.etskb-stu.cidde.pitt.edu/blackboard/best-practice-protecting-your-identity-and-online-profile
			10 ways to protect your online identity and ensure internet security: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet-security/10509121/10-ways-to-protect-your-online-identity.html
20 January 2016	Privacy friendly searches	Privacy friendly searches, Duck Duck Go search, browse without being tracked https://duckduckgo.com	Escape your search engine filter bubble: http://dontbubble.us DuckDuckGo
			Customize your search experience DuckDuckGo on https://duckduckgo.com/settings
			Google tracks you, DuckDuckGo does not, an illustration http://donttrack.us
			Tricks and tips while using DuckDuckGo http://duckduckhack.com Search smarter, search faster using without being tracked.
			Private Browsing Myths, how you are still tracked in private browsing mode http://privatebrowsingmyths.com/
21 January 2016	Privacy Coach Addon	Privacy Coach helps you to manage your Firefox for Android privacy settings https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/android/addon/privacy-coach	-
22 January 2016	Remove Metadata	Remove your photographs’ metadata. Others can glean your details. http://www.howtogeek.com/203592/what-is-exif-data-and-how-to-remove-it/?PageSpeed=noscript	-
23 January 2016	Firefox for IOS	Now even your Apple IOS devices can be made more secure with Firefox! https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/ios	Use Focus by #Firefox, a Content Blocker for #iOS - https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1055677337
24 January 2016	ATM Skimmers	Save yourself from ATM frauds caused by "Skimmers". http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/01/would-you-have-spotted-the-fraud	ATM Skimmers: Separating Cruft from Craft: http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/06/atm-skimmers-separating-cruft-from-craft
			Sophisticated ATM Skimmer Transmits Stolen Data Via Text Message: http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/06/sophisticated-atm-skimmer-transmits-stolen-data-via-text-message
25 January 2016	Enigmail	Send & receive encrypted and digitally signed emails using Enigmail on Mozilla Thunderbird https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/enigmail	Enigma uses gnuPG technology for encrypting emails. What is gnu Privacy Guard? https://www.gnupg.org
			How to use Enigmail on Thunderbird? Here is a video tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bakOKJFtB-k
26 January 2016	Protect Email from spammers	Protect Email from spammers who spoof your account: http://lifehacker.com/how-spammers-spoof-your-email-address-and-how-to-prote-1579478914	Thunderbird and end-to-end email encryption – should this be a priority? https://blog.mozilla.org/thunderbird/2015/08/thunderbird-and-end-to-end-email-encryption-should-this-be-a-priority
27 January 2016	Virtual Private Networks (VPN)	Start using Virtual Private Networks for accessing sites: http://lifehacker.com/5940565/why-you-should-start-using-a-vpn-and-how-to-choose-the-best-one-for-your-needs	5 ways to protect and hide your email to stop receiving spam: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-ways-to-protect-hide-your-email-to-stop-receiving-spam
			What is Virtual Private Network? https://www.whatismyip.com/what-is-a-vpn
			8 advantages of using VPNs: http://www.ibvpn.com/2010/02/8-advantages-of-using-vpn
			How does VPN work? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFg7TSwVcL4
			Why use Tor with a VPN service? https://www.ivpn.net/privacy-guides/why-use-tor-with-a-vpn-service
28 January 2016	Update Software	Update your Software! mzl.la/update	It’s International Data Privacy Day: Help us Build a Better Internet. https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2016/01/27/its-international-data-privacy-day-help-us-build-a-better-internet/
			This Data Privacy Day: Take Charge of Your Family’s Privacy. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/01/data-privacy-day-take-charge-your-familys-privacy
			Do-it-yourself House Rules for Online Privacy: https://www.priv.gc.ca/youth-jeunes/t-v/plan/index1_e.asp
29 January 2016	Proxies	Use Proxy Servers to browse privately and securely. www.proxy.org	What is a proxy server and how does it work? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU0PVSJCKcs&feature=youtu.be
			Here's a complete description of a proxy server and its working: http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/proxy-server
30 January 2016	Firewalls	Use Firewall to protect your computer from unwanted data and viruses. http://www.surfnetkids.com/tech/1173/what-is-a-firewall-and-why-is-it-important	-
31 January 2016	Teach Privacy	Teach privacy to people around you and keep spreading awesomeness https://teach.mozilla.org/activities/privacy-basics	Learn how to teach privacy, 10 principle and more: http://teachingprivacy.org

Thank you

Big Thanks to everyone who are involved in making this campaign possible. Also to all the task force members for their support. Special Thanks to Stacy Martin and Ankit Gadgil, for their constant support during calls & meetings and guidance to successfully run this campaign.