The right to assemble and protest is enshrined in American law, but it can still be dangerous to hit the streets to make your voice heard. Your devices are a treasure trove of information about you, and you may not always know who’s collecting that data. Take a few minutes before you go to assess your digital and physical safety. Even if you have nothing to hide, you don’t want to accidentally give law enforcement officials any information you didn’t intend to share. Follow these tips to lock down your phone before a protest or other peaceful assembly.
Right? It’s like these guys have never seen The Wire.
That show finished airing 18 years ago…
Thinking about it, that show is a terrible reference. Modern phones didn’t exist in it, as they hadn’t been invented yet. The first iPhone was released while the last season of The Wire was filming, and the App Store didn’t come out until a few months after the final season had aired. It’s from an entirely different era.