Comment on An LAPD helicopter claimed to have ID'ed protesters from above and threatened to "come to your house"

• throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  That burner cant ever have connected to a cell tower when its near your house, otherwise its not longer a “burner”

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  • frezik@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Gyro/accelerometer data isn’t accurate enough to do that. Small errors in the data add up and will quickly drift away from the actual location. You can use it for video game controllers, but not tracking over large distances.

    But most phones have GPS and that’s where the real problem is.

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    • interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Gps jammers should be peaceful protest standard issue, along with stinkwater drone, foamweapons and open source open hardware anti air missiles

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      • frezik@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Just so we’re all aware, GPS jammers will invite the interest of the FCC. Now, protests aren’t about being well-behaved, but just know that there’s an entirely different federal agency being brought in.

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  • iAvicenna@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    That gives me a good idea. A week before the protest buy burners, use them frequently near republican supporters’ house, go to a protest, use your phone all the time in the protest, let them enjoy the fruits of the regime they supported.

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    • Olhonestjim@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Gotta clean and sterilize them.

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    • masta_chief@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Diabolical. In theory, of course. Definitely just in theory.

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