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[-] Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net 89 points 4 months ago

On one of the no kings protests, I saw a group of dudes going to it on bicycles. They had the right idea. No license plates, less data to track.

[-] Bob_Robertson_IX@discuss.tchncs.de 56 points 4 months ago

Bikes, masked and no cell phones. Don't give them anything.

[-] Zirconium@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

Would uncanny valley makeup work? I want to stare at counter protestors

[-] droans@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Dazzle camouflage would probably work better against AI and facial recognition. Highly reflective clothing would probably also work.

[-] Bgugi@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Adversarial patternsjuggalos, who have high contrast closn-like makeup

[-] Johnmannesca@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Reflective clothing on a bike is actually a pretty good safety tip for riding after dark

[-] BeardededSquidward 7 points 4 months ago

The last one, leave your cellphones at home. Don't turn them off, leave them at home. Don't turn them off and bring them. Leave them at home.

[-] diabetic_porcupine@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago
[-] BeardededSquidward 7 points 4 months ago

Leave your cellphone at home. THey can track it, confiscate it at protests. Don't turn it off and take it to one, they can get a warrant to get information from a carrier to know where and when it was turned off to use it against you. Leave it at home, turned on so it looks like normal behavior. Cellphones are narcs.

[-] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Put it on top of a Roomba and schedule a bunch of short cleaning sessions to simulate walking around in your home.

[-] silentjohn@lemmy.ml 10 points 4 months ago

Buy ebike/escooter. Drive and park 5-10 miles from where you want to go, and ride the rest of the way in. FLOCK cameras are everyfuckingwhere.

[-] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

That should be move number one when gathering, immediately cut all those fuckers down. It should be a weekly occurrence until the cost outweighs putting them back up

[-] Johnmannesca@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Vandalizing would be much simpler, and depending upon methods it can have potential to damage the device, like if a block of ice suddenly falls on it or someone accidentally shoots a frozen paintball over their fenced yard. Sometimes these things just happen to happen.

[-] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

Happy little accidents

[-] 5oap10116@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

SIR YOU ARE RIDING A WEAPON

[-] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago

A lot of us don't mask up for peaceful protests. It hits home better if they see our faces in smaller cities.

If this is what gets people into a database - protesting fascism and filming it - then sign me up. What a fucking honor.

this post was submitted on 25 Jan 2026
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