Not professional advice
DEFEND is a decision-support framework, not a substitute for professional legal, financial, or medical advice. If your situation calls for a lawyer, a financial advisor, a doctor, or law enforcement, use those — DEFEND will point you there when relevant, but it can't replace them.
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This site and the framework it describes are provided as-is, without warranty of any kind. DEFEND lowers risk and helps you stay in control — it does not and cannot guarantee your security, privacy, anonymity, or that nothing bad will ever happen. Following this framework does not transfer responsibility for the outcome to its authors.
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Changes
This is a working draft and may change as the framework develops. Material changes will be reflected here directly rather than hidden in a separate changelog.
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