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Going to a Protest? Don't Bring Your Phone Without Doing This First (www.pcmag.com)
submitted 7 months ago by 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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[–] 10 points 7 months ago (2 children)

What's the plan for having your phone at home? They're going door to door and shooting innocent white American citizens.

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  • [–] 11 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    What's the plan for having your phone at home?

    #00 inserts for my pump action wireless hole punch.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 child)

    No no, you'll need slugs if you want to hole-punch any body armor.

    Not that I would know what you aim on using your wireless hole-punch for.

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  • [+] 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)
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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    The proper tactic for armored assailants is to aim for the groin.

    I mean, one to the chest will at least slow them down, but yea, I can get on board with blasting some dicks off. lol

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 child)

    Lol, lmao even. That's some careful word play for the sake of unneccesary hyperbole.

    They have shot innocent white American citizens. In some other places they have gone door to door. Those are independent actions, not a combined reality. We can all agree they're god awful as a massive understatement without lying about door to door murder squads.

    Inb4 "if you have to make that kind of distinction you're already fucked" yeah, we are, but accurate information about the ground situation is vital for any forward movement.

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  • [–] -4 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Man, that's a Reddit-pedantic "you forgot PEDMAS" -like response to someone worrying about getting their home raided and asking a simple question.

    You're not fucked. You're a dick. And being one isn't "vital" to anything.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

    You can't seriously be suggesting that lying to people about the sitaution is in any way helpful.

    Fuck off and sow FUD elsewhere.

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  • [–] -2 points 7 months ago

    You can't be so dense as to think that simple minded hair splitting is actually useful when people are being dragged from their homes at gunpoint by the US Gestapo right now?

    Holy shit.

    You might as well be a Fed.

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