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How Do I Prepare My Phone for a Protest? (themarkup.org)

submitted 6 months ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Simple steps to take before hitting the streets

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[–] Zetta@mander.xyz 23 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (4 children)

I'm waiting for the first mass protest that utilizes Lora communications

Come on noobs, get with the times!

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[–] Aceticon@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

The funny bit is that the example from the video requires a companion device in order to actually have something to send, since it doesn't have a keyboard or microphone, and the natural companion device for that in a mobile situation would be ... an Android or iPhone.

That said, it would also work paired with a tablet and maybe it can just be paired with a bluetooth keyboard (the hardware in it - specifically the ESP32 - has bluetooth support built-in, so it depends on the software)

Mind you, this is only a limitation from this specific implementation (which is basically a gadget for electronics hobbyists hence no built-in keyboard), not from the LoRa stuff itself.

[–] amongstthetrees@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 months ago

My only concern is if they start employing frequency jamming since LoRa is in a very specific band which won’t impede much other uses when jammed.

LTE/5G bands have much more potential impacts if attempting to jam that band.

[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Got a link to an article?

[–] realbadat@programming.dev 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You can take a look at the meshtastic project - https//www.meshtastic.org - people have made some pretty wild solutions, it's pretty cheap to build too.

[–] SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

It's like $20 for cheap devices that talk to your phone via bluetooth. They have standalone devices too to fix that potential vulnerability.

I'm messing around with a few rn. Heltec V3s and TBeam Supremes.

[–] realbadat@programming.dev 2 points 6 months ago

I've got an order pending while I decide which setup I want to play with first - but I have a feeling I'm just going to go with one portable and one to leave in the office, and go from there.

Regardless of it's potential use for protests, it's a fun project!