However, live streaming your footage is the best way to get the truth shown to the world
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7U5K3N@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
I was saying to a buddy the other day… If you have to take a cell phone. Put it in a faraday bag.
The government will absolutely track you down using cell phone tracking
Faraday cage for your phone and a meshtastic tdeck for local communication
Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 1 day ago
wookiepedia@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Oddly, at the most recent no kings day rally, I saw zero meshtastic traffic. I was disappointed.
7U5K3N@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
I mean it’s still kind of new and niche though…
But if we get too much further along the authoritarian path we’ll see more of it
some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Test your faraday bag. And test all the radios. (can you see your phone inside the bag via Bluetooth, WiFi, cellular [on 3,4,5g], NFC?).
I have one bag several years old that is leaky and stopped working. Some kind of hard case is probably more reliable. Real science-grade faraday boxes of all sizes and forms are available, but they are $$$.
Know that there are a ton of alternatives to carrying a smartphone when you need to maintain comms, but they all have their own pros and cons and most come with a monetary cost and a learning curve, depending on the tech.
- +1 to meshtastic. This seems like the gold standard right now of accessibility and function
- Alternatively, you could get a Ham license (or not, because not wanting to be in a federal db is completely understandable).
- CB is still a thing. It does not have any privacy features, but it’s accessible and basically unregulated if you’re not being egregious
- Learn how to set up 2-way encrypted DMR. (Note that encryption on Ham bands is technically not legal, but pretty much impossible to enforce unless you’re constantly using it from specific locations and end up being fox hunted.)
- Ham bands can be used in an emergency without a license.
- There is GMRS/FRS. FRS is your typical “walkie talkie” that you can just buy and start operating. GMRS is on the same frequencies, but more power, you can set up repeaters and it requires a license. You can just buy a gmrs radio and use it though and no one will notice or care
- Satellites unlock a whole different array of possibilities depending on where you are. (And they are actually more accessible then it initially sounds)
- SSTV (images transmitted over radio. There are some fascinating and fun opportunities for steganography here)
ameancow@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Just bring a burner phone with a camera. It needs to be filmed and streamed so they can’t take evidence.
Honestly, at this point in the fight, if they track you that’s the least of our concerns. We need to shoot this whole thing down so they don’t have the power DO anything with your tracking data.
some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Be careful how you acquire the phone. Every phone has unique identifiers (IMEI). Even if it isn’t activated with service it is still talking to cell towers and can be tracked. If you used a card/bank account/most crypto to buy the phone, you’re already compromised. And, again, this is still true even if you never activated a service plan.