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<a href="../index.html">Previous Page</a></br></br>
<p><img src="../../assets/img/user.png" width="50px" height="50px">
<p class="readable"><img src="../../assets/img/user.png" width="50px" height="50px">
<ba>nihilist - 00 / 00 / 00</ba>
</p>
<h1>How to remain Anonymous during a protest</h1>
<p>You just turned on your TV and saw that there is a <strong>protest</strong> near the white house
<p class="readable">You just turned on your TV and saw that there is a <strong>protest</strong> near the white house
because the government decided that end to end encryption leads to terrorism and are passing a
law to ban it. You feel patriotic and know that it isn't right. <strong>You show up to the
protest without telling anyone</strong> for a few hours and you get back home proud that you
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<br>
<p><strong>Government</strong>, <strong>Internet Service Providers</strong> (ISPs), <strong>Cellular
<p class="readable"><strong>Government</strong>, <strong>Internet Service Providers</strong> (ISPs), <strong>Cellular
network providers</strong> can all <strong>find out where you are</strong> with the help of
your device emitting and receiving radio waves. These entities use various methods to track you
down at <strong>any given time</strong>. This is called <strong>Geofencing</strong>.</p>
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<h3><b>Tower Triangulation</b></h3>
<img src="tower-triangulation.png" class="imgRz">
<p>This is where multiple cellular towers are used to geometrically locate devices connecting or
<p class="readable">This is where multiple cellular towers are used to geometrically locate devices connecting or
pinging them by measuring the strength of the connection from each tower.</p>
<p>more towers present around you = more accurate location</p>
<p class="readable">more towers present around you = more accurate location</p>
<p><strong>Towers even at a distance of 5 miles from you can be used to triangulate your
<p class="readable"><strong>Towers even at a distance of 5 miles from you can be used to triangulate your
location precisely.</strong></p>
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<br><br>
<p>Wifi routers often interact together especially when they're from the same ISP. When your
<p class="readable">Wifi routers often interact together especially when they're from the same ISP. When your
device recognizes a wifi network nearby (as seen in the wifi details option of your phone)
which also allows them to determine the <strong>signal strength</strong> of each router.</p>
<p>This can be used to geometrically determine your device's location based on how strong the
<p class="readable">This can be used to geometrically determine your device's location based on how strong the
nearby signals are, <b>even when you're not connected to it.</b></p>
<p><strong>Two routers are enough to track you precisely upto a 6 feet error. You're surrounded
<p class="readable"><strong>Two routers are enough to track you precisely upto a 6 feet error. You're surrounded
by tens of them.</strong></p>
<p>On Android and Apple devices, wifi can also be used to geofence you with GPS through Google
<p class="readable">On Android and Apple devices, wifi can also be used to geofence you with GPS through Google
or Apple Network Location Provider (NLP) service. Making it even easier to geo-locate your
device.</p>
</div>
<div>
<h3><b>GPS/A-GPS</b></h3>
<p>Your phone constantly searches for satellites to connect to Global Positioning System (GPS)
<p class="readable">Your phone constantly searches for satellites to connect to Global Positioning System (GPS)
signals.</p>
<p>Both Android and Google devices use Google-SUPL service for gps queries -
<p class="readable">Both Android and Google devices use Google-SUPL service for gps queries -
[supl.google.com:7275]. This <b>happens even if you do not connect your phone to a WiFi or
Cellular data</b>.</p>
<p>Blocking this service greatly impacts cellular data connectivity and disables location
<p class="readable">Blocking this service greatly impacts cellular data connectivity and disables location
services on your device.</p>
<p>(A-GPS stands for 'Assisted GPS'. It is when the SUPL GPS service works with the on-device
<p class="readable">(A-GPS stands for 'Assisted GPS'. It is when the SUPL GPS service works with the on-device
GPS module to be even efficient in location tracking.)</p>
</div>
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<h2><b>Prevention - staying Anonymous outdoors.</b></h2> </br> </br>
<p><b>Reminder: Anonymity is when you are amongst a group of people, and you are indistinguishable
<p class="readable"><b>Reminder: Anonymity is when you are amongst a group of people, and you are indistinguishable
from the other members of the group.</b></p>
<p><b>⚠️ Read the entire article before taking any actions or steps as half-knowledge could easily
<p class="readable"><b>⚠️ Read the entire article before taking any actions or steps as half-knowledge could easily
land you in jail.⚠️</b></p>
<hr>
<h3><b>Look the same</b></h3>
<p>To minimize the risk of being identified by police or surveillence devices like CCTV, protestors
<p class="readable">To minimize the risk of being identified by police or surveillence devices like CCTV, protestors
including you should adopt a uniform. The best way to do this is implementing the following.</p>
<h4>
<h4 class="readable">
<ul>
<li>Wearing all black - (<u>long sleeve tshirts</u>, pants, socks, shoes, <u>gloves</u>,
<u>glasses</u>, and <u>masks</u>.)
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<h3><b>⚠️ Leave your primary personal (public use) phone ACTIVATED at YOUR home. ⚠️</b></h3><br>
<h4>Taking your phone to the protest, deactivating your phone or trying to mask the location of your
<h4 class="readable">Taking your phone to the protest, deactivating your phone or trying to mask the location of your
phone can be a good reason for Law Enforcement agencies to put you on the suspicion list. All
that the law enforcement needs to prove you guilty of participating in the protest
is your primary phone (affiliated to you publically) to be nearby the protest, potentially
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<br>
<h4>Leaving your phone activated at home leaves no digital trace of you ever being affiliated with
<h4 class="readable">Leaving your phone activated at home leaves no digital trace of you ever being affiliated with
the protestors.</h4>
<h4>As we have discussed the various methods that Law Enforcement agencies can track you down
<h4 class="readable">As we have discussed the various methods that Law Enforcement agencies can track you down
precisely, and there isn't much you can do to stop it, leaving your personal mobile phone, smart
watch, or any other smart device at home is the best way to stay anonymous in a protest, leaving
no proof that you took part in it and <a href="/opsec/encryption/index.html">denying</a> that
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<h3 style="color: red;"> ⚠️ Proceed only if you need connectivity for communications while doing
anonymous outdoor activities. ⚠️</h3>
<p>WARNING: Best preferred Android ROM is GrapheneOS. If you REALLY NEED a secondary phone and
<p class="readable">WARNING: Best preferred Android ROM is GrapheneOS. If you REALLY NEED a secondary phone and
it is compatible with LineageOS, you can proceed with it, but remember, you WILL NEED to
make changes to the LineageOS firewall (+ block supl.google.com:7275) for it to be even
close to Graphene in terms of security.</p>
<p>WARNING/TIP: If you're proficient with linux and have experience using ubuntu touch, you can
<p class="readable">WARNING/TIP: If you're proficient with linux and have experience using ubuntu touch, you can
proceed with the same steps of setting up and precautions after you have secured its
firewall.</p>
<h3><b>Preparation - indoors:</b></h3>
<br>
<h4>
<h4 class="readable">
<ul>
<li>Use your main pc to flash <a href="../graphene/index.html">grapheneOS</a> on a pixel
phone.
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<h3><b>a. Accessing internet anonymously - eSIM</b></h3>
<h4>
<h4 class="readable">
<ul>
<li>Using <a href="/opsec/whonixqemuvms/index.html">Whonix VM</a> or <a
href="/opsec/tailsqemuvm/index.html">Tails VM</a>, via the tor browser and some
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href="https://silent.link">https://silent.link</a> and note down the activation
code on a piece of paper.
<br><br>
<p>WARNING: It is important to write the <u>combined activation code</u> down on a
<p class="readable">WARNING: It is important to write the <u>combined activation code</u> down on a
piece of paper or print the QR activation code (both given by silent.link after
the purchase), and not in any digital or audio format because you do not want to
leave any evidence of you ever interacting with the anonymous eSIM providers and
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<div>
<div>
<h3>Step 1</h3>
<p>Navigate to your grapheneOS setting and click on "Network and Internet"
<p class="readable">Navigate to your grapheneOS setting and click on "Network and Internet"
</p><img src="eSIM/1.png" alt="">
</div>
<div>
<h3>Step 2</h3>
<p>There you will find that the "priviledged eSIM management is disabled.
<p class="readable">There you will find that the "priviledged eSIM management is disabled.
This is because the google play services and google play service
framework is not present by-default in graphene."</p> <img src="eSIM/2.png"
alt="">
</div>
<div>
<h3>Step 3</h3>
<p>Navigate to your app drawer and click on "Apps"</p><img src="eSIM/3.png"
<p class="readable">Navigate to your app drawer and click on "Apps"</p><img src="eSIM/3.png"
alt="">
</div>
<div>
<h3>Step 4</h3>
<p>Now install "Google Services Framework" and "Google Play Services"</p>
<p class="readable">Now install "Google Services Framework" and "Google Play Services"</p>
<img src="eSIM/4.png" alt="">
</div>
<div>
<h3>Step 5</h3>
<p>Navigate back to "Network and Internet" in the settings. The eSIM
<p class="readable">Navigate back to "Network and Internet" in the settings. The eSIM
managament option should be enabled now.</p><img src="eSIM/5.png" alt="">
</div>
<div>
<h3>Step 6</h3>
<p>Click on the eSIM management option. Then click "Download a SIM instead."
<p class="readable">Click on the eSIM management option. Then click "Download a SIM instead."
</p><img src="eSIM/6.png" alt="">
</div>
<div>
<h3>Step 7</h3>
<p>Click "Next."</p><img src="eSIM/7.png" alt="">
<p class="readable">Click "Next."</p><img src="eSIM/7.png" alt="">
</div>
<div>
<h3>Step 8</h3>
<p>Here, either scan the printed QR code on the piece of paper. Otherwise,
<p class="readable">Here, either scan the printed QR code on the piece of paper. Otherwise,
navigate to "Need Help?" and select the option to input the code
manually. Input the <u>combined activation code</u> from the silent site
that you noted down on the piece of paper.</p><img src="eSIM/8.png" alt="">
</div>
<div>
<h3>Step 9</h3>
<p>You might see different sim name downloading when you activate the sim.
<p class="readable">You might see different sim name downloading when you activate the sim.
Its fine.</p><img src="eSIM/9.png" alt="">
</div>
<div>
<h3>Step 10</h3>
<p>Navigate to "settings" after you've finished downloading the eSIM.</p>
<p class="readable">Navigate to "settings" after you've finished downloading the eSIM.</p>
<img src="eSIM/10.png" alt="">
</div>
<div>
<h3>Step 11</h3>
<p>Click on the downloaded eSIM option.</p><img src="eSIM/11.png" alt="">
<p class="readable">Click on the downloaded eSIM option.</p><img src="eSIM/11.png" alt="">
</div>
<div>
<h3>Step 12</h3>
<p>Toggle "Use SIM"</p><img src="eSIM/12.png" alt="">
<p class="readable">Toggle "Use SIM"</p><img src="eSIM/12.png" alt="">
</div>
<div>
<h3>Step 13</h3>
<p>Make sure to enable use for data if you want to access internet. You now
<p class="readable">Make sure to enable use for data if you want to access internet. You now
have access to your private and anonymous eSIM. If you encounter any
abnormal issue, using tor browser, head to <a
href="https://silent.link/faq">silent help</a>.</p><img
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<h3><b>b. Accessing internet anonymously - public wifi</b></h3>
<h4>
<h4 class="readable">
<ul>
<li>There are multiple advantages to use tools like <a
href="https://openwifimap.net">openwifimap</a> to find public WiFi cafe networks
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</h4>
<br><br>
<h4>Now whenever you are outdoors onto doing something sensitive, being unidentifiable with the
<h4 class="readable">Now whenever you are outdoors onto doing something sensitive, being unidentifiable with the
uniform and your gear, you can take the phone out of the faraday bag, power it on and use
it.</h4>
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<h2><b>Anonymous Communications</b></h2>
<br>
<h4>A trusted, decentralised communication platform for discussing things about the protest is
<h4 class="readable">A trusted, decentralised communication platform for discussing things about the protest is
the most important thing. Despite having all
the proxies and anonymization tools in your hand, if the Law Enforcement already knows about
the people going to protest, they can arrest them prior the protest.
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<h3><b>Simplex Chat</b></h3>
<br>
<h4>For sensitive communications while outdoors, it is suggested to use <a
<h4 class="readable">For sensitive communications while outdoors, it is suggested to use <a
href="https://simplex.chat/blog/20230103-simplex-chat-v4.4-disappearing-messages.html#disappearing-messages">SimpleX
chat with disappearing messages</a> turned on.
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<h1><b>Physical opSec</b></h1>
<p>What you do in day-to-day life is a big part of who you are, your personality, your agenda, etc.
<p class="readable">What you do in day-to-day life is a big part of who you are, your personality, your agenda, etc.
You NEED to be aware of your physical operational security
and take care of it properly.
</p>
<div>
<h2><b>Your body language</b></h2>
<p>sourced from <a
<p class="readable">sourced from <a
href="https://wikileaks.org/cia-travel/secondary-screening/WikiLeaks_CIA_Assessment_on_Surviving_Secondary_Screening.pdf">cia
assessment training</a> papers from wikileaks.</p>
<br>
<h3>While interacting with people of the protest, you need to take care make sure that you</h3>
<h4>
<h4 class="readable">
<ul>
<li><b>Do NOT tell anyone your real name</b>. Create a pseudonym for every
group/contact. SimpleX chat offers this feature within their app to randomly
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<h3>When going outside to safely access services like eSIM or tor, as we talked earlier, always
keep in mind to</h3>
<h4>
<h4 class="readable">
<ul>
<li>NOT go to a location that holds a significance to you.</li><br>
<li>NOT go to a location that is near Law Enforcement premises or under surveillence
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