Comment on Inside the U.S. Government-Bought Tool That Can Track Phones at Abortion Clinics

capital@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  burner goes from your house, to abortion clinic, to your office, back to your house

  Hmm, must be someone else, I don’t recognize this number

  -The Government

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  • capital@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You really can’t think of a solution to this?

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    • Jtotheb@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      You really think you came up with an airtight solution to device tracking that nobody in the industry has considered on a whim?

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      • capital@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Ok how’s the industry tracking a phone with no power?

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• jagged_circle@feddit.nl ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Then how you gonna take a selfie in the bed?

  Seriously tho, people need phones for everything, including their calendar and map and communication with their partner.

  Not bringing a phone isn’t an option

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  • basmati@lemmus.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    There are alternatives to all of that. If you’re going to do potentially illegal acts, and you don’t want to rot in jail for the next however many decades until a scotus exists to set you free, take basic operational security into account and don’t bring the corporate tracking device that cops can freely tap into.

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    • jagged_circle@feddit.nl ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yes. And we need laws that provide this protection to everyone by default.

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      • basmati@lemmus.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        That’s cute but to get those laws you have to vote third party and hope they don’t get killed or bribed before passing said law. I don’t see that happening until long after the US collapses, so in the meantime it makes more sense to understand how not to be a victim to a fascist government.

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  • WrenFeathers@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I can assure you that people don’t need instant access to calendars and maps. Smart phones are a convenience, not a necessity.

    (Source - lived through the 80’s. Still alive to tell the tale)

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    • jagged_circle@feddit.nl ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      “And fuck all the other people who are addicted to smarphones. They don’t matter” /s

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      • WrenFeathers@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        No, they don’t. Because if they’re weak enough to allow themselves to become addicted to a device, that’s their problem to solve. Not even else’s.

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    • ivanafterall@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Name me literally one way to use a calendar or map without a phone?

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      • WrenFeathers@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Happy Shopping!

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  • WindyRebel@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Mapquest is still around, so that solves one problem. The rest can be alleviated by communicating in person with your partner and aligning on a plan to not get tracked (like partner driving you and leaving their phone at home).

    In the absence of that help, friends or family you trust. A cab? The clinic probably has a phone to hail a cab.

    Disclaimer: I’m just providing work arounds, I’m not saying they’re ideal.

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  • PriorityMotif@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Believe it or not, digital cameras exist as standalone devices.

    You can also buy an rf blocking bag for your phone.

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    • jagged_circle@feddit.nl ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yes, you can. But thats the last thing on the mind of someone who is struggling to terminate a pregnancy in the US in 2024. We need something better.

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  • capital@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Not bringing a phone definitely is an option.

    But I suggested a burner with forwarding so that handles comms to partner.

    If you can’t function without your main device for special circumstances such as this, I guess you just can’t be helped.

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  • ivanafterall@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    If you want maximum privacy, you gotta nix that partner and, really, the communication. Shit, I’ve already said too much.

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