Excellent advice, but it just means the easiest methods of tracking are prevented.
Cell phone tower connections are sufficient to locate within a cell zone; greater accuracy is possible by analyzing signal strengths from different towers (triangulation). So while a Faraday bag is nice - it also means you don't get calls on your cell phone. At which point - why bother carrying one around?
Of course, with the advent of facial recognition combined with Palantir data aggregation of travel data (bus tickets, train tickets, airplane tickets, gas station receipts, etc etc) - again, anonymization measures will only work if no one is actively looking for you.
For that matter: I would not be surprised if Defcon/Black Hat attendance puts you on a list all in and of itself. Does anyone really think the powers that be don't get a copy of the attendee rolls? LOL
Thank You, Naomi. I found this helpful article on Naked Capitalism today, and will add it to my next blog post at drjohnsblog.substack.com
Glad it was helpful!
Make tracking illegal and punishable by death.
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Make tracking illegal and punishable by death.
Excellent advice, but it just means the easiest methods of tracking are prevented.
Cell phone tower connections are sufficient to locate within a cell zone; greater accuracy is possible by analyzing signal strengths from different towers (triangulation). So while a Faraday bag is nice - it also means you don't get calls on your cell phone. At which point - why bother carrying one around?
Of course, with the advent of facial recognition combined with Palantir data aggregation of travel data (bus tickets, train tickets, airplane tickets, gas station receipts, etc etc) - again, anonymization measures will only work if no one is actively looking for you.
For that matter: I would not be surprised if Defcon/Black Hat attendance puts you on a list all in and of itself. Does anyone really think the powers that be don't get a copy of the attendee rolls? LOL