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This one goes out to all the small government, privacy loving, Republicans out there, supposedly hating invasive big brother tactics and representing the values of the American heartland.

Would be much appreciated if you could have a word with your people about this.

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[–] Magister@lemmy.world 181 points 1 week ago (14 children)

This first thing you should do when going protesting, is to leave your phone at home.

[–] UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.works 88 points 1 week ago (2 children)

And cover up your face and any visible tattoos or any other identifying features

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[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 42 points 1 week ago (1 children)

and cover your face if you are in a shithole country like USA, Turkey, Russia etc

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[–] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 37 points 1 week ago (18 children)

Having a small faraday bag around is useful too, that's what I do.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 29 points 1 week ago (7 children)

I wouldn't trust a foil bag to do anything 100%.

the only 100% way to not be caught is not bring it.

it also provides an alibi. "see, my phone was here all day long."

[–] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago

I'm talking about an actual faraday bag, not a foil bag. That, combined with a powered off device keeps you fairly protected. They aren't going to get into your phone if it's powered off.

it also provides an alibi. "see, my phone was here all day long."

There's going to be a deviation in usage regardless, it's not providing an alibi. A gap of time when you're not using your device that you normally would be is a marker they look for. They key is keeping them locked out (again, power them off).

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[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If you think you need a phone, it should be a burner.

[–] throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (7 children)

That burner cant ever have connected to a cell tower when its near your house, otherwise its not longer a "burner"

Edit: Also: Beware of the possibility of there being malware that logs gyroscope and accelerometer data. Those info can be used to figure out your location, then transmitted whenever it has a chance.

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[–] Fingolfinz@lemmy.world 98 points 1 week ago

Pigs are bottom feeding class traitors

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 75 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Shouting from a helicopter "Please disperse because we'll come to your house and murder your families if you don't" sounds like an actionable threat. And helicopters are difficult to fly on a good day. Would be a shame if someone up there had an accident.

[–] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 days ago

Tangling hazards

[–] anotherandrew@mbin.mixdown.ca 17 points 1 week ago

I don’t know about you but if I’m on the ground (protesting or not) the last thing I want is a helicopter coming down anywhere near me.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 66 points 1 week ago (12 children)

sounds like a good reason to target any helicopters flying overhead with green lasers.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago

And now the DEA's got a chopper in the air,

I wake up screamin' like I'm back over there,

I learned a thing or two from Charlie, don't you know?

You better stay away from Copperhead Road.

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[–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 45 points 1 week ago (11 children)

Talking a whole lot of shit for someone riding around in a machine that will find literally any excuse to break down. Helicopters are sketchy as fuck, and even if you manage to autorotate perfectly to try and recover from a stall, you're still liable to suffer severe or fatal injuries. It's super easy to crash due to human error or some kind of mechanical failure.

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[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago
[–] KAYDUBELL@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago

Then fucking come over assholes

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Can you imagine 6 dudes with AR-15s, nothing fancy, responding that that threat? One wonders what might happen.

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