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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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[–] gaael@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You get a burner for the protest and give your phone to a friend or family member for the day so that it still pings towers at the usual places.

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

Or at home. It’s not unusual for me to spend several hours at home on a Saturday.

[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 21 points 2 days ago

You leave it at home. Take an old factory-reset with a prepaid sim. Keep it off unless you 100% need it.

[–] latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 2 days ago
[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 22 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Buy a feature phone in cash at a Dollar General as far away from home as you can feasibly get. Do not interact with any other business in the area. Just buy the phone and leave. Activate it at a public library. Add no contacts. Tell no one that it exists.

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[–] drdalek@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 3 days ago

Stolen from another post:

"you need around 6 layers of tin foil you can test this if you have a bluetooth device start playing some music or any audio and start wrapping in tinfoil until it disconnects id also say to leave your phone at home sk it pings the cell towers that you are at home and bring a burner if you can and make sure the burner is private so use cash prepaid sims and dont put the sim in at home or work make sure its all a mall away from cameras"

Be safe tomorrow everyone

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