European Games in Baku is underway, but in all the spice is very worrying issue of censorship, violation of human rights and the safety of journalists reporting the event in the oil and gas rich country. However, there are a number of online safety tips for journalists to secure their data while covering the European Games in the capital of Azerbaijan.
Over a billion dollars were spent for the European Games in Baku, including the Olympic Stadium, making the first edition of the event truly magnificent sight to behold. 00 athletes from 50 nations are competing in the event of 17 days which runs until 28 June, organized by the European Olympic Committee (EOC).
The opening ceremony Friday, June 12 included a performance by Lady Gaga singing kill John Lennon "Imagine" (interesting line "need not greed and Hunger" omitted in his interpretation!) however, the event was strongly marked by the Azerbaijani government to clamp down on freedom of expression, seriously violating human rights and prohibition of media and advocacy organizations human rights to participate in the European Games in Baku
watch the spectacular fireworks, look at Lady Gaga, watch the balloons escape (at a glacial pace - jump 2 .: 37) from a pomegranate- giant there is no way that we are a repressive government!
Although the majority of EU leaders boycotted the opening ceremony of the European Games in Baku due to bad results of the country on human rights, surprise, surprise, some less preferred dictatorial leaders led HMA internet! were present, including President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin, who watched the opening ceremony with his fellow comrade censure President Ilham Aliyev.
a number of human rights organizations, including Amnesty International and Human Right Watch it and several media, including a Guardian journalist denied entry into the country for the 2015 European Games Baku to draw attention to the human rights violations there.
Rachel Denber of Human Rights Watch "government repression makes historic European Games for all the wrong reasons."
dozens of political activists, journalists and government critics were locked, many others have fled the country for fear of persecution Human Rights Watch. While the systematic approach Azerbaijan clamping down on freedom of expression is not a secret, the government hopes that the European Games in Baku (as they also hoped to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2012), will divert attention from their appalling record of human rights to develop future links with Europe. But this has highlighted the appalling record of human rights in Azerbaijan. #humanrightsfail
Online safety tips for journalists covering European Games in Baku
If you are a journalist's report on the European Games in Baku, or makes any future events, you can enhance the security and confidentiality of your devices through these online safety tips for journalists to Hide My Ass! and also Alan Pearce who has been charged by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) to protect media covering the event.
- If you need to connect to the Wi-Fi use a VPN that will stop anyone, including the attackers, or other third parties can access your confidential information at coverage of European Games in Baku. A VPN also give you access to all blocked sites, you may need to access. Hide My Ass! is your best bet - we have a VPN server in Azerbaijan giving you quick and reliable access to information and services. Check out our tips on how to stay safe on public Wi-Fi hotspots!
- Do you trust the message you received on your device? If you are not 100% confident it is a source of trusted and reliable do not click it, and certainly do not open attachments or click on links in the message. Alan Pearce recommends disabling HTML in your email program via the Settings tag to prevent infection via email.
- Hide My Phone! Privacy is a mobile application for journalists covering European Games in Baku (or others concerned with privacy), make phone calls without being traced by governments or other third parties without scruples.
- Keep your laptop or mobile device in your sights at all times. Alan Pearce recommends "applying a coat of nail polish with glitter on a laptop or tablet computer, and then take a picture of it with your smartphone calter can show whether the device has been tampered with."
- Set password smartphone to automatically lock at a time that works for you. If you set it to lock every 30 minutes and you're only on it for 2 minutes, leaving your smartphone vulnerable to attacks.
- Make sure that all Web sites you visit use SSL. You will know that, as you will see "https" in the URL. The "s" stands for secure. Look for "https" on every web page you visit and if you do not see it, then that part of your session is not encrypted.
- There will be times when you will encounter a variety of different staff members while covering European Games in Baku, but may not want to give your real email address. Use the Hide My Ass! anonymous email service to keep your own personal email address!
- Leaving Bluetooth or NFC is an open invitation for anyone to access your smartphone device and steal your personal data. A good rule to follow is always disable Bluetooth, or other services, once you have finished using it or switch the mode to "not discoverable."
- Great safety tips online for journalists includes latent mobile applications Camera for Android and iOS secret camera with both applications allowing you to take pictures without the shutter sound, previous or playback.
- If you need to share files, try SpiderOak, recommend by Edward Snowden. Avoid using Dropbox, which Snowden calls "hostile to privacy."
- Install anti-theft software that allows you to remotely delete data from your phone if it falls into the wrong hands or get lost during the European Games in Baku. Android users can download "Where's My Droid" and iOS users can download the application "Find My Phone".
- Services such as Skype and Facebook can be, and are intercepted on a regular basis. A more secure service CSpace, which is an open source encrypted chat service that allows people to communicate securely and safely, and file transfer.
Find more online safety tips for journalists (or anyone concerned about privacy), visit our blog and also look for Alan Pearce tips to secure your devices to home and abroad!
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