Heidi Li FeldmanProtesting at #NoKings tomorrow? Use this for your phone background.
Swavy Silverhand✘
Also, turn off face recognition, use pin only. #NoKings
-rb@heidilifeldman have an iPhone? 5 rapid thumb presses on right side button will disable Face ID / fingerprint recognition temporarily. No need to mess with settings, so it’s good if you’re in a hurry!
fogelnetThis works as well.
Hold the two buttons for 2 seconds.
Chancerubbage@fogelnet @dashrb @heidilifeldman
What about still receiving SMS or notifications?
Aren’t notification services another way to track individuals that even phones touting privacy cannot prevent?
@Chancerubbage @dashrb @heidilifeldman
This isn’t about tracking as much as preventing someone from accessing your phone illegally.
If tracking is a concern leave your phone at home or get a burner.
@fogelnet @dashrb @heidilifeldman
It is just that I don’t realize how notifications are a chink in the privacy armor, just that it is.
And large groups could be tracked and digitally fingerprinted by those methods as well as any Bluetooth WiFi or privacy signal by someone determined enough.
But I understand the distinction of phones in physical reach as well.
Dreaming of dad jazz.@Chancerubbage @fogelnet @dashrb @heidilifeldman on android you can prevent notifications from showing on an unlocked phone (it's my default). It seems like you should be able to do the same thing on apple.
Steve@Chancerubbage @fogelnet @dashrb @heidilifeldman you can turn it off or use airplane mode if you’re concerned
Airplane mode is probably a good idea if you leave it on, so you don’t kill the battery. Being in a crowd, it has to fight with all the other phones to talk to the tower
@scm @Chancerubbage @fogelnet @heidilifeldman yes! There are many levels of security and they all have their own convenience trade offs.
Tech Note: airplane mode disables WiFi and cell traffic, but leaves your phone’s Bluetooth and NFC radios active. So you are still trackable, on a smaller scale (by line of sight / handheld trackers, as opposed to multi-mile-radius trackers.)
Jernej Simončič �@heidilifeldman Same with fingerprint.
Orca 🌻 | 🎀 | 🪁 | 🏴🏳️⚧️@heidilifeldman
Also, disable WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC and location service whenever you're not using them.
[RISKY ]If you still want to have biometric enabled, biometric can be trmporary disabled for once if you quickly press your iPhone power button >5 times, or long press Android phone's power button and choose Lockdown (may not be present on some Android device with manufacturer's customization. Disable biometrics totally if this is the case). HOWEVER, note that it maybe hard to complete when police is coming to grab your phone.
It's VERY RISKY to post pictures taken on protest as it may expose people near you to prosecution. IF you really wanted to, blur/cover others' face first!
Also, disable WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC and location service whenever you're not using them.
[RISKY ]If you still want to have biometric enabled, biometric can be trmporary disabled for once if you quickly press your iPhone power button >5 times, or long press Android phone's power button and choose Lockdown (may not be present on some Android device with manufacturer's customization. Disable biometrics totally if this is the case). HOWEVER, note that it maybe hard to complete when police is coming to grab your phone.
It's VERY RISKY to post pictures taken on protest as it may expose people near you to prosecution. IF you really wanted to, blur/cover others' face first!
i.grok@Orca if your android phone doesn't have a lockdown option, you may be able to turn it on in your settings @heidilifeldman
tootbrute@heidilifeldman password even better or leave phone at home
Some OSes* have a duress password that can wipe your phone if you use it
- GrapheneOS
ILoveBlueSkygood luck with that