Scenarios¶
Tools are neither good nor bad in the abstract. Their value depends on whether they map to a specific situation, threat model, and set of people the writer cares about. The scenarios in this section are written for readers whose situations sit across, between, or in the shadow of Sinophone Asia-Pacific jurisdictions — diaspora, cross-border travelers, people with family in less open environments, and people moving across the region for work, study, or refuge.
Scenarios connect the conceptual frame and the regional observatory to specific lived practice.
Available now¶
- LGBTQ+ and sexual minorities — anonymous social life across the Sinophone region — account separation, dating-app risk, cross-platform correlation, family-controlled device traces, cross-border travel preparation, and a full regional context section covering Mainland China, Hong Kong & Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, and the diaspora.
In Tier 2 drafting¶
The following scenarios exist in detail in our Chinese editions and are queued for English re-framing in the next round:
- Journalists and source protection — first contact, identity verification, file exchange, interview records, and post-publication cleanup; written for reporters working across the region or with sources inside less open jurisdictions
- Activists' digital preparation — pre-mobilization, on-site, post-action, and cross-organization coordination
- Anonymous donations to advocacy organizations — for both organizers and donors, with regional banking and crypto context
How to suggest a scenario¶
If you work with a population whose situation isn't well covered by existing English-language privacy sites, especially groups with significant cross-border or Sinophone-region context, let us know via the channels on the Community page. We are particularly interested in scenarios where the regional framing is load-bearing: the same situation in a different jurisdiction would call for materially different practice.
Other paths¶
- Regional observatory for empirical observations
- Basics: networked freedom for the conceptual frame
- About us for the community behind the writing
- For introductory privacy material outside our regional scope: EFF Surveillance Self-Defense, Privacy Guides