being safe online

I keep reading about Colombian government surveillance of activists, so here is more self-defense from the paranoia front, in a great article entitled:

6 Ideas For Those Needing Defensive Technology to Protect Free Speech from Authoritarian Regimes and 4 Ways the Rest of Us Can Help

the quick and dirty take away lessons:

• Is it safe to talk about your civil disobedience plan on skype? Probably.
• You can offer bandwidth in solidarity through Tor - a very cool way to do online solidarity.