this post was submitted on 14 Jun 2025
488 points (97.1% liked)

Technology

71396 readers
3623 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.

Our Rules

  1. Follow the lemmy.world rules.
  2. Only tech related news or articles.
  3. Be excellent to each other!
  4. Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
  5. Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
  6. Politics threads may be removed.
  7. No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
  8. Only approved bots from the list below, this includes using AI responses and summaries. To ask if your bot can be added please contact a mod.
  9. Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed
  10. Accounts 7 days and younger will have their posts automatically removed.

Approved Bots

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
L3s@lemmy.world
enu@lemmy.world
technopagan@lemmy.world
L4s@lemmy.world
L3s@hackingne.ws
L4s@hackingne.ws
488
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
136 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

Shared here for public benefit.

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.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Here is the simple trick: leave your phone at home. Get a burner.

[–] Manalith@midwest.social 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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

[–] darkstar@sh.itjust.works 1 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

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

[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 2 points 16 hours 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.

[–] Rumo161@feddit.org -1 points 19 hours ago

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

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

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