thomasdankara [he/him] to tactics • 4 years ago

A tweet confirming what we've already heard; LE is able to remotely disable phones at protests, preventing you from doing anything, including recording.

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A tweet confirming what we've already heard; LE is able to remotely disable phones at protests, preventing you from doing anything, including recording.

thomasdankara [he/him] to tactics • 4 years ago

Wed Theeler on Twitter

Tonight during the dispersal I ended up alone. An unmarked SUV pulled onto the sidewalk and parked their car in front of me to cut my path off. 6 squad cars pulled up beside me and behind me. Embracing my inevitable kidnapping, I took my phone out to film...(1/2)— Wed Theeler (@WTheeler) October 12, 2020

Apparently the same applies to GoPros with their wifi adapter turned on.

Leave the phone at home. Bring a dedicated camera to record, if you must.

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the_river_cass [she/her]
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4 years ago
oh interesting, I hadn't heard about this coming out when they black van people. ok going to do some research, thanks for the info!

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