How governments spy on protestors—and how to avoid it | Incognito Mode | WIRED
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) Law enforcement’s ability to track and profile peaceful political protestors has become increasingly multifaceted and technology-driven.
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In this edition of Incognito Mode, WIRED Senior Editor, Security, and Investigations Andrew Couts and WIRED Senior Writer Lily Hay Newman discuss the technologies used by cops that put citizens' privacy at risk — and how to avoid them.
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- 0:00 How governments spy on protestors
- 0:44 Facial recognition
- 5:31 Social media
- 9:24 IMSI catchers
- 12:17 Geofencing
- 13:40 Data brokers
- 16:46 License plate readers
- 18:33 Drones
- 20:10 Emerging tech
- 23:23 How to protect yourself
Director: Efrat Kashai. Director of Photography: Brad Wickham. Editor: Matthew Colby. Host: Andrew Couts. Guest: Lily Newman. Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi. Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas. Production Manager: Peter Brunette. Production Coordinator: Rhyan Lark. Camera Operator: Mar Alfonso. Gaffer: Niklas Moller. Sound Mixer: Sean Paulsen. Production Assistant: Malaia Simms. Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin. Supervising Editor: Erica DeLeo. Assistant Editor: Justin Symonds.
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