How to secure your phone before attending a protest
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You need a phone, just not yours
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Remember, when iPhones are off, they just become Airtags. Most modern phones are sending/receiving BLE signals even if you don't expressly intend them to. I wouldn't go anywhere near a protest with anything besides degoogled Android, because its the only OS where you can actually disable the radios. Even then I would probably opt for a Faraday bag.
Other considerations... Apple (and probably Google) devices are doing client side scanning of images and turning on GPS to geotag images unless you specifically disabled that features. In other words, there are ways you can be correlated to locations and activities after the fact. Just ask all those J6 rioters.
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Clean install that bad boi (those 4a were done really well), update everything possible and then turn off as much settings/features as possible. It’s like reviving a 7 year old PC with Ubuntu 24.04.1(coming from an emotional standpoint than logical),the thing is badass again.
It’s a great offline device. Meshtastic, music player, eReader, remote, (use local non-two-way VPN) GPS, etc etc. to keep that device living longer for another 7-10 years, buy a replacement battery sooner than later. -
ever heard of Microsoft?
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but also because it isn't practiced anymore. it's always surprising what human beings are capable of.
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Yeah the battery is pretty well shot, but it's otherwise in perfect condition.
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Yes! If you leave the default channel enabled it will join the public meshtastic network. But you can run eight channels at once, and the others can have different encryption keys
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Not much better.
They let you reduce it to 540 partners they somehow deem "essential" most of which are ad networks.
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Wicked! It’s on my list officially, what would you recommend for a node as I know there are a ton of options. Thanks for your help, I’ll stop asking questions after this.
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No worries! If you're starting out you can't go wrong with a T1000-E. It's water resistant, has GPS built-in, and ties everything together in a neat package for ~$35. There are plenty of other nodes out there but it's more of a build your own kit situation. If you're into microcontroller programming and stuff like arduino/RP/etc then Heltec v3 Lora boards are good tinker hardware.
We also have a community here on mander for meshtastic.
