Protesting is your right, but it can be dangerous, especially now. Before you step into the crowd, we show you how to make your phone as protest-proof as possible in minutes.

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.

  • Bazoogle@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 hours ago

    Whatsapp and Signal are US-based, which means that they will give up your data on the first request.

    This is true. In regards to Signal, they do always comply with the governments request for data. The things is, Signal has next to no data on you. So when they comply, they give them everything they have (which is next to nothing). You can see everything they have given up here: https://signal.org/bigbrother/