<story><title>Ask HN: My country may be in the midst of a coup – how should I get prepared?</title><text>I&amp;#x27;m sure some of your heard about what&amp;#x27;s happening in my country, Tunisia. (tldr: the president made some &amp;#x27;unconstitutional&amp;#x27; moves to thwart rampant corruption. Five days later, everything seems fine ... for now).&lt;p&gt;Even though it seems the president is keeping his promise on freedom of speech, I don&amp;#x27;t think it would be extravagant to get prepared for the worse.&lt;p&gt;So, what should I do to keep myself safe online?&lt;p&gt;Edit: I&amp;#x27;m not worried about my physical safety, I&amp;#x27;m just asking about protecting my privacy online if the government decides to go full on Big Brother.&lt;p&gt;P.S.: I tried to submit this question with a throwaway account, for obvious reasons, was told to &amp;quot;please slow down&amp;quot;.</text></story><parent_chain><item><author>wahern</author><text>[Some time later] I&amp;#x27;m glad you contacted me Ahmed. Lesson #1: Don&amp;#x27;t trust random people on the internet. The secret police are everywhere. Now come with me down to the police station so we can get you booked and interrogated.</text></item><item><author>slim</author><text>Hey Ahmed I live in Tunisia too. You seem to be young enough to not remember how it was to live under the dictatorship 10 years ago. I&amp;#x27;m a political activist from the Pirate Party,  and I&amp;#x27;ve been arrested twice under the dictatorship and I&amp;#x27;m not as worried as you are. Send me an email if you want to chat. I&amp;#x27;m slim@pirate.tn</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>csomar</author><text>Slim Amamou is not random. Maybe not quite famous but he is a bit known in Tunisia.&lt;p&gt;And there is no secret police in Tunisia for now. The current plot is quite amateurish but given history (Cuba&amp;#x2F;Fidel) anything is possible.</text></comment>
<story><title>Ask HN: My country may be in the midst of a coup – how should I get prepared?</title><text>I&amp;#x27;m sure some of your heard about what&amp;#x27;s happening in my country, Tunisia. (tldr: the president made some &amp;#x27;unconstitutional&amp;#x27; moves to thwart rampant corruption. Five days later, everything seems fine ... for now).&lt;p&gt;Even though it seems the president is keeping his promise on freedom of speech, I don&amp;#x27;t think it would be extravagant to get prepared for the worse.&lt;p&gt;So, what should I do to keep myself safe online?&lt;p&gt;Edit: I&amp;#x27;m not worried about my physical safety, I&amp;#x27;m just asking about protecting my privacy online if the government decides to go full on Big Brother.&lt;p&gt;P.S.: I tried to submit this question with a throwaway account, for obvious reasons, was told to &amp;quot;please slow down&amp;quot;.</text></story><parent_chain><item><author>wahern</author><text>[Some time later] I&amp;#x27;m glad you contacted me Ahmed. Lesson #1: Don&amp;#x27;t trust random people on the internet. The secret police are everywhere. Now come with me down to the police station so we can get you booked and interrogated.</text></item><item><author>slim</author><text>Hey Ahmed I live in Tunisia too. You seem to be young enough to not remember how it was to live under the dictatorship 10 years ago. I&amp;#x27;m a political activist from the Pirate Party,  and I&amp;#x27;ve been arrested twice under the dictatorship and I&amp;#x27;m not as worried as you are. Send me an email if you want to chat. I&amp;#x27;m slim@pirate.tn</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>slim</author><text>:) While this was good advice under the dictatorship, it is not anymore. He specifically said he&amp;#x27;s not concerned about his physical safety. Tunisia is not like saudi arabia or syria anymore. It&amp;#x27;s as safe as any western country. And he can easily check me out, I&amp;#x27;m on HN since 2007.</text></comment>