Five ways to protect your privacy during a protest
The price for that protest selfie might be your privacy. Unless you know how to take it. (Bhurnal / Unsplash/)Sometimes it feels like our phones know us better than we know ourselves. But when you’re protesting, it’s important that all the information your smartphone holds—about you and everyone you care about—doesn’t fall into the wrong hands.At a demonstration, your phone poses two significant risks just by being in your pocket. There’s the possibility of getting in a scuffle with the law, which may result in police officers obtaining your device and all that’s in it. You may be able to avoid this by staying in the outskirts of and leaving as soon as things get sketchy, though even that doesn’t guarantee your safety.Your phone may also make you an easy target for surveillance, with law enforcement tracking or intercepting your calls or texts. This can happen without you knowing it,...