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How Do I Prepare My Phone for a Protest? (themarkup.org)
submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (3 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 16 hours ago

Ask a non-protesting friend or family member to take it with them about their daily routine?

I'm sure my mum would be happy to look after my phone for a day if it meant getting one over on three authorities. And if anyone asks, I'm just a good son who likes to hang out with his mum.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 19 hours ago

If I'm sitting on the couch, the phone is not on me. It's on the table next to me or on a counter somewhere. I don't even always look at it if I get a message. Sometimes I'll wait hours after I get a message to read it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day 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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

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

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

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