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[–] ThirdWorldOrder@feddit.nl 227 points 1 year ago (3 children)

And uh… no easily identifiable tattoos?

[–] Plopp@lemmy.world 43 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I'm guessing the intention here is that they're fake, marker drawn ones. Still not great, but I'd think the artist who made this would at least understand that much if they understood rules like no phone, no pics, no talking to pigs.

[–] Plopp@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That makes sense. But then again, the mom seems to be proudly showing off some unique tattoos herself, like that Opel gender sign, so it might run in the family.

[–] Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

She’s also a big fan of vitamin B12

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[–] OneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, that's a good rule of thumb. But in a huge group of anarchists i don't know if the anarchist symbol is particularly identifiable.

For real tho, if you're out protesting it's probably a good idea to cover your tattoos.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The commonality of symbol itself isn’t necessarily the point. If you have one that is easily identifiable (such as the anarchy sybmol) and the location is readily apparent, say on your left arm on your elbow, then that’s enough for them to go with to help with ID the person. While there may be plenty of the symbol around, the odds of a person of a certain age/sex/color having that same symbol in the same spot is pretty close to zero.

Late edit: if you want to fool visual identification via tattoos, get fake tattoos that are visible and then remove them.

[–] iiGxC@slrpnk.net 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What's the deal with tattoos? I'm somewhat interested in getting some, but I don't want to get them if they'll make things more risky in the future. Then again, at an action you should be in black pants and long sleeve shirt with gloves and a mask, so maybe it doesn't matter all that much as long as you cover them?

[–] jawa21@lemmy.sdf.org 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Cover them, and don't get arrested, because if you get arrested, they will strip you naked in order to force you to shower and make note of any tattoos you didn't divulge in booking.

[–] iiGxC@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What are the repercussions of them being noted after arrest? Is the main thing that you're at higher risk if the tattoos are easily visible and there's a warrant for your arrest in the future?

[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Think of it like having your name, address written across your forehead. On its own a tattoo is benign but it's another item that can be used to personally identify you

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[–] CPMSP@midwest.social 83 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And cover any identifiable tattoos.

[–] AFaithfulNihilist@lemmy.world 42 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Get some fake tattoos and put a rock in your shoe too.

Don't wear any clothes you wear elsewhere or bought in a way that can be tracked back to you.

[–] Plopp@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't remember where I read it, but apparently the rock in shoe thing doesn't work all that well.

[–] Sc00ter@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What is the rock in the shoe thing? Never heard that one

[–] vithigar@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Holy shit I actually did tell my daughter not to bring her phone to the protest.

[–] Opisek@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

May I know what's the reason to not bring your phone? Is it due to concerns of being tracked?

[–] scoobford@lemmy.zip 42 points 1 year ago

Basically, yes. Plus, it may be unconstitutionally searched if you are detained.

[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Yes. Even when your phone is powered down, some models still ping cell towers. If it pings one, they know your distance to the tower. If it pings two, both towers know your distance, and the overlapping circles would reveal two positions coordinates, one of which you were at. With some contextual information, it's easy to know/prove which one you were at.

If it pings 3 towers, your exact location, and unique identifying information sucha as your phone's IMEI is revealed. So don't bring a cell.

[–] synapse1278@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Corporates are even bold enough to brand this as a nice to have feature, they call it "find my device" I think? But we can totally trust them to keep this data absolutely private and secure ! /s

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[–] Napain@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 year ago

i actually know people like this, i love my life

Aww, some people have the sweetest parents :3

[–] MoonJellyfish@lemmy.today 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

I wonder, when are you supposed to put on your mask, at the protest, on the way there, when getting out of home?

[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 year ago

On the way home I'd think

[–] cobra89@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

On the way there I would think.

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