take your phone to a protest (hexbear.net)

submitted 5 months ago by alexandra_kollontai@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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hee hee hoo hoo you should definitely bring the self-surveillance device that is registered in your name, covered in cameras, and reports its location at all times to a legally dubious event

great plan

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[-] LesbianLiberty@hexbear.net 6 points 5 months ago

There'd be no basis for this though, this is something would would definitely not be on by default. This suggestion reaches an absurdity that confuses real attempts at phone location obfuscation

[-] BobDole@hexbear.net 1 points 5 months ago

https://pure.royalholloway.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/34025811/Location_Tracking_Using_Non_Privacy_Sensitive_Mobile_Sensors.pdf

It’s the basis for Inertial Navigation Systems that have been in use for aviation and maritime navigation since the mid twentieth century. The best method is leave it at home.