I mean...is that not assumed to be the default? Cell phone surveillance is pretty much just business as usual in this country is it not?

This is illegal without a warrant. And judges have been denying broad sweeping warrants that would cover such situations.

We are in different times. This administration doesn't care about warrants.

You probably wouldn't want to bring a phone to some types of events, but as the number of these events increase, the odds of you just happening to be close to such an event during the course of a normal day might increase. Maybe it's best if we turn off 2g reception on our phones. No reason to be swept up in warrantless sweeps if not necessary.

It honestly doesn't care about "illegal" much either

Edit: for themselves of course! Everyone else...

Pretty sure this kind of thing has been illegal since before Edward Snowden became a whistleblower, tbh. The US Government hasn't cared about people's privacy and the laws surrounding it for decades.

Remember to leave your phones at home or turned off completely if you go to a protest

If you attend a protest, you need to read this and follow it:

Attending a Protest

For quick reference, we've created a handy guide designed to be printed, folded, and carried in your pocket (PDF download). Now, more than ever, citizens must be able to hold those in power accountable and inspire others through the act of protest. Protecting your electronic devices and digital assets before, during,...

(ssd.eff.org)

Good read!

*so long as the perpetrator is of an appropriate skin tone or works for a government agency

Kinda unexpected to see Straight Arrow News doing original reporting.

Turned off completely isn't off. You'd need to put it in a Faraday bag

pardon me, sir, but this is illegal withou-

click

hey! Uncuff me! This is illegal!

car door shuts

Hey! Let me out of this car!

vroooooom

Where are we going!? You can't take me to jail!

arrives at jail

Dear family, they call this place prison, it looks like prison, and I've been issued what they're calling a "lawyer", but impossible as that may be considering they didn't have a warrant, I can only deduce that I've been kidnapped by a vigilante to a remote location pretending to be a prison!

Faraday bags make great stocking stuffers.

A lot of great info, but "If you choose to answer questions, be sure to tell the truth” is a mistake. Remember, anything you say "can and will be used against you." Key word, against. Nothing you tell them will be used to help you. Remain silent.

Please dont take your fucking phone to a protest. Buy a burner if you must.

You will be tracked. And spied on. And facial recognitioned. Etc.

You’re assuming the ICErs give a shit about warrants, and they often do not.

I honestly thought this was common knowledge but obviously I was wrong. I get the need to video and document but damn. Don’t use your daily driver folks.

Nailed it. Am I being detained? Name and badge number? Am I free to go? This are the only questions to ask.

The only statement you give is one word after they say you’re not free to go: lawyer.

Call for a lawyer and don’t say another word.