Who should read this: this article is suitable for Ex-Muslims of all age, living in any part of the world.

For Ex-Muslims, being safe online when expressing their views is one of the most crucial aspects of security. This is more so in the face of growing surveillance in Islamic nations. In recent times, Malaysian government has begun cracking down on Ex-Muslim, while the Pakistani government has pressurised Facebook to dox (expose) Ex-Muslims to them so they can be arrested. It should be noted that Malaysia mostly punishes Ex-Muslims with jail time while in Pakistan the blasphemy law mandates death sentence for Ex-Muslims.

Before you consider having an active online presence to discuss social issues on religion, politics, counter-terrorism etc. as most Ex-Muslims do, it is important to -

Ensure you have secured computer / smartphone that can be accessed only by you .

. Make sure you have latest updated good-quality anti-virus software and malware . We as yet would not endorse any specific product, however, it would rather be worthwhile to google “worst anti-virus/malware”, read the reviews — and then avoid them — and then search by “best anti-virus/malware” and settle on programs that have least negative reviews

. We as yet would not endorse any specific product, however, it would rather be worthwhile to google “worst anti-virus/malware”, read the reviews — and then avoid them — and then search by “best anti-virus/malware” and settle on programs that have least negative reviews Use a VPN. Every data you send over the Internet, including personal messages to even another trusted Ex-Muslim on the other side of the globe can be picked up by your internet service provider and passed on to local security forces. Consider researching on choosing VPN

Using social media