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How Do I Prepare My Phone for a Protest? (themarkup.org)
submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by Pro@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Before going to a protest, demonstrators or observers should note that their cellphones may subject them to surveillance tactics by law enforcement. If your cellphone is on and unsecured, your location can be tracked and your unencrypted communications, such as SMS, may be intercepted. Additionally, police may retrieve your messages and the content of your phone if they take custody of your phone, or later by warrant or subpoena.

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[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 36 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (3 children)

Leave it on at home.

"Your honor, as you can see from my mobile device location history, I never even left my house that day."

Not that that'll actually work or that they'll care, but still...

[–] biggerbogboy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 hours ago

Even better, have your tv on the whole time, so if the tv sends telemetry data that's also linked to the phone, it'll show you were at home the whole time.

[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 3 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

They likely have the data to show it didn't move at all. Eg it wasn't on your person.

[–] weariedfae@sh.itjust.works 8 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

You underestimate how much of a couch potato I am. Not moving is normal lol.

[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Even sitting on a couch moves your phone more than simply laying on a table. They can use accelerometer data to determine how, if at all, it moved.

[–] Zentron@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 hours ago

For that , someone mentioned a roomba or straping it to a dogs collar..

[–] JayDee@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

Put a harness on your pet and put it on the harness. Boom, instant spoofing.

[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 4 points 12 hours ago

Movement data shows that you scratch your fleas a lot, you should do something about that.

[–] Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 4 points 18 hours ago

"I let my landlord borrow my car, though. He said it was important."