Secure Your Phone Before Protest
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How to secure your phone before attending a protest
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It is possible that, if you’re a participant, you may find yourself arrested or otherwise detained.
Your phone and smartwatch offer access to a great deal of your personal data.
Download and use more secure, encrypted apps for communication rather than the default text messaging apps on the phone.
At the protest, try not to unlock your phone unless you absolutely have to.
If you are taking photos and videos, try to access your camera without unlocking your phone.
Use guided access or pin your screens to lock down apps while locking the rest of the phone.
Turn on airplane mode to prevent cell carriers from knowing where you are.
Signal is a secure, open-source, end-to-end encrypted messaging app that doesn’t store message metadata.
If you’re using an Android phone, you may want to use a more secure browser than Chrome .
In or out of a demonstration, it’s always a good idea to download and set up a VPN on your phone.
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