AI6YR BenOct 8
The only fix to IMSI catchers/Stingray tracking of your cell phone is to not have your phone with you anywhere you don't want to be tracked. (or truly, get a burner phone you never turn on at home and paid cash for... very difficult to do).
Show threadMatt BlazeOct 9

@ai6yr Before we can even discuss phone tracking countermeasures, we have to understand the threat and the requirements. Having something with you in case of an emergency? Probably fine to just keep your normal phone, turned off before leaving the house. Maybe, if you want to be fancy, put it in a faraday bag.

Supporting a covert communications network that protects the users' identities? Much harder, and burner phones are only the start. Even the CIA finds it hard. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwGsr3SzCZc

Black Hat USA 2013 - OPSEC failures of spies

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Show threadMatt BlazeOct 9
@ai6yr That said, while it's obviously important to be cautious and aware of the risks of participating in protests these days, it's also important not to over react. We still have a First Amendment, and peaceful protest is still legal and not something that automatically makes you a member of the Weather Underground or the Red Army Faction.
Show threadAI6YR BenOct 9
@mattblaze Yes, this is more "I would like to avoid being put on a list for attending protests which the current administration says are antee-ffaah and therefore I am a suspect"
Show threadMatt Blaze
@ai6yr Yeah. And if the message people get is "you have to be James Bond if you want to participate in protests", any semblance of being in a free society is long gone.
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