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Information at risk during protests

Credit: KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas
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Information at risk during protests
Information at risk during protests

One organization is warning protesters about the information they may be sharing with police.

This comes as some members of Congress are asking that federal agencies stop collecting information on protesters.

INFORMATION THEY MAY BE SHARINGWITH POLICE-- IT COMES ASSOME MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AREASKING THAT FEDERAL AGENCIESSTOP COLLECTING INFORMATION ONPROTESTORS."ALL TOO OFTEN THE INFORMATIONWE'RE USING TO HIGHLIGHT THESEDEMONSTRATIONS THE PHOTOS, THEVIDEOS THAT BECOMES JUSTANOTHER WEAPON FOR POLICE TOUSE AGAINST THOSEDEMONSTRATORS."THE NON-PROFIT-- SURVEILLANCETECHNOLOGY OVERSIGHT PROJECT--RECENTLY PUT OUT A GUIDE ABOUTHOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROMPROTEST SURVEILLANCE.IT SUGGESTS TO COVER VISIBLETATTOOS - WHICH CAN BE EASY TOIDENTIFY ON VIDEO - AND ALSORECOMMENDS TURNING OFF LOCATIONSERVICES ON YOUR PHONE.THE NON PROFIT IS CURRENTLYSUING NYPD-- THEY WANT TO KNOWWHAT THEY ARE DOING WITH THEINFO THEY COLLECT FROM PEOPLE'SCELL PHONES.TIME NOW IS X:XX --UBER EATS

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