The announcement that the DEA was authorized to conduct covert surveillance on protestors got me thinking about how one could protect oneself against that kind of mass surveillance. In this post I give a quick overview of Stingray technology, the implications of its use at a protest, how aerial stingrays (“dirtboxes”) extends its mass-surveillance capabilities, and how the Librem 5’s hardware kill switches give you control over where, when and how you are surveilled.
@kyle Yeah I live in the Atlanta area and these transparently tyrannical surveillance measures terrify me. Don’t even carry my mobile anywhere because I don’t fancy wearing a remotely readable ID badge. Can’t wait till I save enough to buy a librem 5 : ). At least with all the rotten stuff happening this year it’s now socially acceptable to wear a mask.
