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Going to a Protest? Don't Bring Your Phone Without Doing This First (www.pcmag.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/technology@lemmy.world

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The right to assemble and protest is enshrined in American law, but it can still be dangerous to hit the streets to make your voice heard. Your devices are a treasure trove of information about you, and you may not always know who's collecting that data. Take a few minutes before you go to assess your digital and physical safety. Even if you have nothing to hide, you don't want to accidentally give law enforcement officials any information you didn't intend to share. Follow these tips to lock down your phone before a protest or other peaceful assembly.

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[–] LoafedBurrito@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

These articles mean nothing. You have 2 options.

Leave ALL electronics at home and do not bring anything to the protest that connects to a tower or the internet.
Just deal with the fact you are being tracked and deal with it.

[–] Puddinghelmet@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Cant u just use encrypted messaging services like whatsapp signal telegram? SMS isn't encrypted. And this is also why you shouldn't give tech billionaire companies so much power as a nation lol they abuse ur privacy thats why I love how EU is still trying to protect our rights at least

[–] ApertureUA@lemmy.today 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Not relevant, unless you use airplane mode, it will be visible that your phone was at the place.

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[–] onehundredsixtynine@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (5 children)

whatsapp signal telegram

Telegram isn't encrypted, and honestly you shouldn't use it.[1] Whatsapp and Signal are US-based, which means that they will give up your data on the first request.

Use actually secure messengers, like Delta Chat, SimpleX, or Matrix with end-to-end encryption.

[–] Bazoogle@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Whatsapp and Signal are US-based, which means that they will give up your data on the first request.

This is true. In regards to Signal, they do always comply with the governments request for data. The things is, Signal has next to no data on you. So when they comply, they give them everything they have (which is next to nothing). You can see everything they have given up here: https://signal.org/bigbrother/

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