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Exclusive: Fake cellphone tower may have surveilled protesters at Portland ICE facility (san.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by ThorrJo@lemmy.sdf.org to c/usa@midwest.social

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[–] whiwake@lemmy.cafe 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Off and in a faraday bag—along with your wallet. Leave your smart watch at home.

[–] Dionysus@leminal.space 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Faraday bags are a big deal nowadays.

iPhone and Android both continue to broadcast BTLE and possibly mobile depending on model while off for hours for Find My features.

While the BTLE beacons should be anonymous, very few things actually are to the right adversary.

[–] whiwake@lemmy.cafe 4 points 3 weeks ago

Right, my keys have a fob. Good catch!

[–] ThorrJo@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 weeks ago

Also, many devices with wifi broadcast a list of saved networks whenever looking for a network to join, or did at one point anyway. Useful for people to know who might otherwise be using xfinitywifi or similar.