How Do I Prepare My Phone for a Protest? (Updated 2024) – The Markup
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Simple steps to take before hitting the streets

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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.

  • @[email protected]English
    7•8 days ago

    Side note, leave the burner in a Faraday bag when it’s going to be near your daily driver.

    • billwashereEnglish
      2•8 days ago

      Wow, I hadn’t even thought about that. Excellent point!!

    • darkstarEnglish
      3•8 days ago

      Faraday bags do not work with modern phones anymore, specifically 5G

      • @[email protected]English
        1•8 days ago

        Burner means non Smartphone with a fresh anonymous sim. Its not easy to get but important enough to “jump the hoops”

      • @[email protected]English
        2•8 days ago

        Faraday bags work, period, if they are made and used properly. If there’s no RF getting in or out, there’s no GPS and no checking in with the towers. Inertial navigation doesn’t work worth a damn after a little while, and it won’t work at all when powered down. Obviously? black tape over the camera lenses unless you’re ready to share what they’re seeing, and the microphones can listen very well too, it is a phone after all, so bear that in mind.