What is encryption and why do I need it?

Imagine you and your friends are planning a protest, but you fear that if the local authorities find out ahead of time, they might try to stop you. How do you prevent the authorities from discovering what your plans are? Your friends live too far away from each other for you to hold an in-person meeting, and the COVID-19 lockdowns also make such physical meetings illegal. You have to send messages to each other, but you suspect the police are monitoring your Internet connections and your phone conversations. How can you and your friends communicate privately so that your protest is successful? Find out how in this episode. Description: Link to GitHub for the encryption theme project https://github.com/Outsmart-Big-Brother/content-themes/blob/main/encryptionTheme.pyCredits Music by TimMoor from Pixabay - https://pixabay.com/music/ Intro video by Thomas Breher from Pixabay - https://pixabay.com/videos/security-data-security-data-backup-2176/WannaCry image- https://www.wired.it/internet/web/2019/05/13/wannacry-download-virus/?refresh_ce=Clipper Chip image - https://cryptomuseum.com/crypto/usa/img/301216/020/full.jpg For further study ProtonMail - https://protonmail.com/Tutanota - https://tutanota.com/LavaBit -https://www.eff.org/cases/lavabit, https://lavabit.com/Encrypted chat apps - https://protonmail.com/blog/whatsapp-alternatives/Clipper Chip government backdoor to encryption -https://cryptomuseum.com/crypto/usa/clipper.htm WannaCry ransomware - https://www.cnet.com/news/wannacry-wannacrypt-uiwix-ransomware-everything-you-need-to-know/ Licence All original content by Outsmart Big Brother™ here is licenced under Creative Commons Attribution. All non-original content here is either copyright-free or fair-use-applicable. DISCLAIMER This content is for educational purposes only, and is NOT legal, financial, cybersecurity, or any other type of professional advice. Different individuals have different levels of risk tolerance. Not all privacy and censorship resistant technologies are appropriate for all situations. There also may be new tools, methods, and technologies which render portions of this content obsolete. Outsmart Big Brother and its agents make no warranty (whether express or implied) and shall bear no liability for bad stuff that happens as a result of attempting to use technologies, tools, websites, or other things mentioned in this content or any content (whether on outsmartbigbrother.com, social media sites, or elsewhere). Use your brain. Do your homework. Accept the risks that come with making your own choices in life. Be a responsible adult.