How Do I Prepare My Phone for a Protest?
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To be specific, it's not the GPS receiver, it's the fact that the car may be communicating via cell network or satellite, right?
Right, but most modern cars have that communication built in, because they use it to update firmware remotely. You can't turn it off even if you wanted to. Many car companies justify it by saying it is needed to give your location to emergency services if you use their alert button.
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Oh, this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Find_My
You can turn that off, I'm pretty sure.
I would not be surprised if it can only be "turned off."
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To be specific, it's not the GPS receiver, it's the fact that the car may be communicating via cell network or satellite, right?
Correct. Yeah, if you have a newer car with GPS, it will likely also have built in communications to the car company.
There are benefits to older, "dumber" cars. Besides enjoying knobs and buttons
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Right, but most modern cars have that communication built in, because they use it to update firmware remotely. You can't turn it off even if you wanted to. Many car companies justify it by saying it is needed to give your location to emergency services if you use their alert button.
Idk about other brands but with Mazda you can call and get them to deactivate your car's sim. IIRC in Subarus you can just physically unplug the communication unit.
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Also be aware that the Georgia attorney general has declared that not bringing your phone to a protest will be considered criminal intent. They’re now trying to punish people for not having their tracking devices with them.
This can probably be argued that places that deny phones, like courts, could be charged with criminal intent against you.
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You underestimate how much of a couch potato I am. Not moving is normal lol.
If I'm sitting on the couch, the phone is not on me. It's on the table next to me or on a counter somewhere. I don't even always look at it if I get a message. Sometimes I'll wait hours after I get a message to read it.
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They likely have the data to show it didn't move at all. Eg it wasn't on your person.
Ask a non-protesting friend or family member to take it with them about their daily routine?
I'm sure my mum would be happy to look after my phone for a day if it meant getting one over on the authorities. And if anyone asks, I'm just a good son who likes to hang out with his mum.
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Oh rly? Influence Watch, from the CRC?
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Oh rly? Influence Watch, from the CRC?
I didn't know that. interesting for sure though.
so what benefit would the eff gain by going against the hands that feed it? and the detriments?
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Don't bring it?!
I mean that's the easy answer but:
- Documenting and sharing the events is part of the protest
- You may need it in an emergency.
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I didn't know that. interesting for sure though.
so what benefit would the eff gain by going against the hands that feed it? and the detriments?
So first, even here we see foundation money and big tech, not government.
Facebook, Google, etc mostly love net neutrality, tolerate encryption, anf see utility in anonymous internet access, mostly because these things don't interfere with their core advertising businesses, and generally have helped them. I didn't see Comcast and others in the ISP oligopoly on that list, probably because they would not benefit from net neutrality, encryption, and privacy for obvious reasons.
The EFF advocates for particular civil libertarian policies, always has. That does attract certain donors, but not others. They have plenty of diverse and grassroots support too. One day they may have to choose between their corpo donors and their values, but I have yet to see them abandon principles.
