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

• 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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      • jagged_circle@feddit.nl ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        In the US, yes. But this is mainstream in countries with democracies.

        Anyway, of course. Stein or West or youre voting for climate catastrophe, privacy erosion, and genocide.

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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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      • frostysauce@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        if they’re weak enough to allow themselves to become addicted to a device

        That’s not how addiction works.

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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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