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For "normie" protestors who doesn't have the budget to get new gadgets, is Airplane Mode enough? (So to just use their phone as a Camera/Camcorder and Offline Maps for navigation) (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 day ago by throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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I doubt its even environmentally/economically sustainable for a whole crowd of millions to just buy burners to discard after every protest. Too much ewaste. Is there a strategy that everyone can use without generating too much ewaste?

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[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 1 day ago (2 children)

No. No network capable electronic devices period. It is absolutely possible to correlate the device MAC address to a protest, and the US government has repeatedly proven they have backdoor access to wireless access points and routers to collect this information.

[–] throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Android now has MAC address randomization btw

[–] hansolo 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

But the phone imei is still always yours. If there's a SIM in there, or it connects to a mobile service, you're cooked anyway.

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Most phones and tablets have E-SIM now so its a moot point

[–] hansolo 5 points 1 day ago

Then it automatically connects for emergency calls, and ya cooked.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

bruh, back door smack door. they are litterally just buying it.