Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
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First, let's talk about your phone. Should you bring it? What data can officers glean from a smartphone? “The device in your pocket is definitely going to give off information that could be used to identify you,” says Harlo Holmes, director of digital security @freedom.press.
Next, your face. Face recognition has become one of the most powerful tools to identify your presence at a protest. Consider wearing a face mask and sunglasses to make it far more difficult for you to be identified in surveillance footage on social media photos/videos of the protest.
Also, your online footprint. It’s important to understand how posts on social media and other platforms before, during, or after a protest could be collected and used by authorities to identify and track you or others.
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“Part of the goal of governments extending and implementing mass surveillance programs is to scare people and make people think twice before they speak up.” Going to protest? Here's our guide on protesting safely in this era of surveillance: