A bill that would allow police in France to spy on suspects by remotely activating cameras, microphone including GPS of their phones has been passed.

    • Flying Squid
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      91 year ago

      There is something to be said for bringing your phone to protests so you can livestream them to the world when the authorities use heavy-handed, violent tactics to stop them.

      • snooggums
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        1 year ago

        In all honesty, it would probably be best to have a dedicated device for that situation as well so that if they choose to search it then all they will get is the footage from the event.

        Edut: Didn’t scroll down to see you suggested the same thing!

      • Naja Kaouthia
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        21 year ago

        While I agree that filming is important, it’s also important to remember that between the J6ers being dumb fucksticks and their social media site being absolute dogshit, a lot of them were caught because EXIF data wasn’t scrubbed. Having one’s phone with you could end up being the thing that gets you prosecuted.

        • Flying Squid
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          71 year ago

          Maybe the solution is to get a burner phone for protests? Because being able to livestream them is pretty important these days.

    • guyrocket
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      41 year ago

      I would suggest getting one of those faraday bags that block the signals to/from the phone. Then, if you really need it, you can still use it.

      • albatros
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        21 year ago

        If you get arrested during a protest, they can force you to unlock the phone (it can be a felony to refuse) , so better not to bring it at all.

          • albatros
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            21 year ago

            Completely depends on the country

            Yes but this thread is about something happening in France, so I wasn’t talking about US laws…

          • fuzzzerd
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            11 year ago

            While true, they can still give you a hard time. If you simply don’t have one they can’t do much about that.