The government is busting out the big guns to surveil protesters, according to trackers.
As Trump’s shock troops invade Los Angeles, his administration is using every tool at its disposal to attack and surveil the political protests taking place in the city’s streets. That apparently includes the use of a Predator drone, which 404 Media reports was spotted by an aviation tracker as it zoomed over the city.
The outlet notes that, over the weekend, an MQ-9 Reaper flew over the political protests happening in the city. Onlookers suspected the drone’s presence based on public flight data that picked up movements of a mysterious aircraft:
One aircraft with no callsign, making it initially difficult to determine its model or which agency it belongs to, flew above the areas of the protests in Paramount and downtown Los Angeles on Sunday. The data showed this aircraft flying in distinctive hexagonal patterns, and 404 Media observed it fly afterwards to the U.S.-Mexico border.
big floppy hats and juggalo make up is on order. (for the make up, widen or narrow the eyes, add dark lines along the jaw that create a false jawline, maybe include dots to mimic more eyes, etc,) Also wear baggy clothing because they’re not just using facial recognition. gate recognition as well as other biometrics. wear black or dark clothing.
also it won’t matter if you have your cell phone with you. Either put it in a faraday pouch or leave it behind (maybe consider getting a cheap burner for comms, that you can prepay with cash.). If you go the faraday route, the moment you take it out, it’ll start broadcasting.
For recording… get a camera. a camcorder is one option. Another is a body camera (cheapos start at like 30 bucks on amazon.). Also remember that Video=Evidence, so if you see people about to do something they maybe shouldn’t consider turning away, etc, as well as avoiding other protestor’s faces. (especially if you push video up on the internet later. Blur those faces out.)
The problem with body cameras or camcorders is that they can be confiscated.
You have to decide before going to the protests if it’s more important for you to participate or more important to document. Each has its pros and cons and you might have the chance to do both, but you will need to prioritize one over the other when push literally comes to shove.
Decide your priorities and then adjust your OpSec accordingly.
They can be.
hence the warning about video = evidence.
but that also goes both ways. If you’re finding yourself in court under drummed up bullshit, and they happen to delete everything around the times they said you assaulted them… that’s a big fucking red flag, and it’s potentially exculpatory evidence. one may be tempted to get a camera that offloads through wifi or cell; but that’s a data trail, so you have to be careful there. (use VPN to set up access, or however that works.)
all that’s also true of cell phone video, etc.
Also, wear a poncho, protects a bit from chemical cams powder and is provides a better body profile disguise
Gait recognition*