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TommyT139

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1. Protect Yourself

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri Jan 30, 2026, 07:33 PM

Jan 30

... especially if you are queer, a person of color, or vulnerable to abduction for other reasons.

Remember that photos on social media can also be used for facial recognition; ICE & DHS have been monitoring several hundred of the largest social media sites for several years at least.

From Jan. 5th:

The State of Anti-Surveillance Design.
The most effective surveillance-evading gear might already be in your closet.

https://www.404media.co/the-state-of-anti-surveillance-design/

https://archive.ph/5u7Cg

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Protect Yourself TommyT139 Jan 30 #1

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