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In the last several months, Neo-Nazis and those from within the so-called Alt-
Right have been attempting to release personal information of people within the
anarchist and anti-fascist movement. Today, Charles C Johnson
of WeSearcher (whos twitter account seems to be suspended)
and GotNews released information of 231 people that were mass arrested on
January 20th in Washington, DC. The information of those arrested includes
names, their hometown, and ages. With this in mind, even if you werent
arrested, its imperative that everyone follow the suggestions in this article to
protect themselves and those around them.
This also isnt the first time that the Alt-Right has attempted to doxx people. In
recent months, Alt-Right trolls have been using a variety of tricks to get private
information including slogging through social media, the use of websites such as
Family Tree, and even setting up fake anti-fascist social media accounts and
web pages as honey pots. The bad news is that many of the people they are
getting information on are new to our movements and are more likely to have
lax security. Also, the ability of the Alt-Right to harvest information through
online mediums like Facebook shows that we all need to tighten up the ship as
we move forward in the current era under Trump, as well as incorporate these
ethics into our daily routines.
@realAlexBeck has been leading the charge in the
Alt-Right in doxxing antifa.
The good news is that by taking a series of simple steps on social media and
sending off a couple of opt-out requests to several websites, you can make
yourself much more anonymous.
By tightening up on basic security culture, we all get safer. From not only
government spying and surveillance which is so pervasive throughout this
society, but also against auxiliary far-Right forces which seek to strengthen the
State through attacking our movements.
Setting Facebook events to private is horribly important and literally takes only
several seconds. As a general rule as well, when the event is over, delete it.
Remember that after every anti-fascist event that has had an open Facebook
event, fascists have begun to doxx people using the information that is open for
all to see. Lets make it a habit to set these events to a private guest list and
stop our enemies from getting an easy snapshot of who is who.
Also, if you must use Facebook, you may want to consider having a private one
and one for business. Remember that everything you say on Facebook is just
like a courtroom, what you say is recorded, can be obtained by the government
at anytime, and everything you share, post, or like is searchable.
The bad news is that if someone has your name and an idea of where you might
be located, it might be possible for them to find out where you live. The good
news is that all of these websites have a way to get your information off of
them within a few day.
List from Alt-Right messageboard showing the various ways
that someone can look you up.
Now days, many peoples first go to website to find a possible address is Family
Tree. To opt out, simply go here and follow the process. You might want to see
what information they have on you already before hand just to get an idea. In
order to opt out of White Pages, check out this how to youtube video because it
can take a few steps.
While these two sites are a good place to start, or course theres more to
do. Heres a list of other ideas and be sure to do your own research about going
above and beyond.
Honey Pots
In recent weeks, Alt-Right trolls have created a series of honey pots which
they have used to collect information from people who are looking to get
involved in anti-fascism and the anarchist movement.
This gathering is done largely in two ways, the first is through the creation of
Facebook and twitter accounts that are designed to build up a list of followers
that the account can then get information from. The other is through the
creation of fake websites that encourage people to sign up and give personal
information, (see the tweet below).
Lock down all your social media accounts and make sure they are set to private,
and if you set up events, make sure that shit has a private guest list. Check out
all websites that have information and listings of potential private information.
Request that they take down any info that pertains to you. Also, do your
homework and be careful who and what you are following on social media. If
something seems off, it might be.
Lastly, remember that the best defense (on top of good, preemptive measures)
is great offense. Map out fascist groups in your area. If you run social media
accounts and notice that you are starting to get trolled by far-Right accounts,
block them but also make a note of them. Who do they follow, who follows
them? Are they connected to a group, podcast, or larger network?
This isnt a call to be paranoid, its a call to get smart and get real. If we give
our enemies an inch, theyll take a mile. Lets all make sure we stand strong
and together, and keep each other safe in the process.