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Throughout the years there's been many useful information shared on staying safe during protests as well as many infographics made. What are some safety tips you've learned and some infographics you've saved?

here's an article i have saved about tear gas and a video of tips and tactics used by the hong kong protestors and an infographic

https://web.archive.org/web/20240426052300/https://www.popsci.com/story/diy/tear-gas-guide/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0iytr0qM90

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[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Don't ever take a phone to a protest. They WILL use location data against you if your phone is on, Even if it's off and you happen to lose it, they'll use the fact that it was found at the scene against you.
If You're going to protest, then protest. If I see you standing around taking pictures and videos with your phone I'm going to assume you're just in it for your Instagram posts.

Edit:
And if you're not careful when taking videos or pictures at a protest you could expose other protesters and your footage could be used to prosecute people that were there trying to help.
If you absolutely INSIST on documenting the protests, procure a used GoPro off of eBay or Facebook marketplace that isn't registered to you and use that.

[–] electro1@infosec.pub 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)
[–] higgsboson@dubvee.org 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

If you remove the SIM card and don't connect to any hotspot ( obviously ), then your phone is just a camera

That is not true and it is a dangerous assumption for someone planning to antagonize law enforcement.

A phone that is powered on, even with no SIM or WiFi, would still be able to track your location. It still has GPS-GLONASS-Galileo, it still has a cell radio, it still has Bluetooth, etc. How do you think a phone can let you still call 911 even with no SIM?

This article offers a high level explanation:

https://robots.net/computing-and-gadgets/mobile-devices/tracking-a-phone-without-a-sim-card-explained/

GPS tracking without a SIM card offers a resilient and dependable solution for location-based tracking and management.

Unless you leave it home or physically remove the battery, your phone can still be used to track you (given the resources that a state can bring to bear.) If you aim to misbehave, do not trust your phone.

[–] electro1@infosec.pub 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 month ago)