I am sure you all did this, but just in case - if you go to a protest; turn off your location services. Better to not bring your phone at all and use a cheap disposable or something...
At this point, the idiots at the capitol are mainly getting arrested because they had their location services on lmao.
Edit. I’m being told that my boomer tier understanding of phones is problematic. Read below plz.
Just don't take your phone to a protest at all. Even if location is off cops could be using a stingray (portable fake cell phone tower) to capture the information of everyone there. Also if you're going to do illegal shit mask up and only wear clothes you bought with physical cash. The feds tracked someone down due to an Etsy purchase of a shirt last year during the BLM protests.
Additionally, cover any tattoos or anything else unique about you.
IIRC a woman who threw a molotov at a cop car in NYC(?) last year was identified because of that.
The fact that one has no tattoos can also help identify you, or at least to narrow things down. Just cover up, frankly.
True, IMO all protests should just embrace black bloc as dress code/tactic.
I really want tattoos someday but I'm also paranoid and try and live as grey man as possible
If you want to have tattoos, get fucking tattoos, don't let the oppressive state dictate how you live your life.
As I said below if you're going to a protest or something just wear something that fits black bloc principles and you're all good.
If you want tattoos and are worried about that, get tattoos that could be easily covered up by wearing a long sleeve shirt.