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.

  • unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de
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    6 hours ago

    Good additions, thanks.

    Modern phones rotate random MAC addresses

    My phone does, but im not sure if normal google/apple phones do by default.

    • lepinkainen@lemmy.world
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      4 hours ago

      iPhones do by default, you need to specifically turn on fixed IP at home to identify the damn phone reliably