A bill that would allow police in France to spy on suspects by remotely activating cameras, microphone including GPS of their phones has been passed.

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    1 year ago

    There is something to be said for bringing your phone to protests so you can livestream them to the world when the authorities use heavy-handed, violent tactics to stop them.

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      1 year ago

      In all honesty, it would probably be best to have a dedicated device for that situation as well so that if they choose to search it then all they will get is the footage from the event.

      Edut: Didn’t scroll down to see you suggested the same thing!

    • Naja Kaouthia@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      While I agree that filming is important, it’s also important to remember that between the J6ers being dumb fucksticks and their social media site being absolute dogshit, a lot of them were caught because EXIF data wasn’t scrubbed. Having one’s phone with you could end up being the thing that gets you prosecuted.

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        1 year ago

        Maybe the solution is to get a burner phone for protests? Because being able to livestream them is pretty important these days.