PLEASE READ: Phone safety.
as much as possible we need to ensure safe digital communication. Peer pressure everyone in your network to set up a few protocols to stay safe from infiltration and attack.
One way the feds and law enforcement get information is to look at who knows who and is in what networks. This is done through contacts and tracking messages. Many people are using Signal, which is good for End to End encryption, but the security within large signal chats is not good.
There are two ways to look at secure chatting- worrying about snooping from the outside, or worrying about leaks from the inside. If the inside is insecure, it does not matter if you have all the encryption protocols because someone inside your "secure" group chat is leaking information. Therefore always follow the simple guideline of
DO NOT ORGANIZE ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS. Meet in person (following safe COVID guidelines). Don't get into Signal chats with people you don't know in real life.
Please take time TODAY to read these pieces on how to keep your digital space more secure:
1. Lock your SIM card. You will have to look up your particular model of phone to see how to do this, but it stops others from copying your SIM and all it's info (if you have an eSIM it is not possible to lock, but it is harder to copy info)
2. Secure Signal by following these steps: https://theintercept.com/2017/05/01/cybersecurity-for-the-people-how-to-keep-your-chats-truly-private-with-signal/

🔒Encrypted:🔒 Signal, Wire, WhatsApp*, iMessage***

❌Not encrypted ❌: Telegram**, text messages, Discord, twitter DMs, Instagram DMs, Facebook DMs, Slack

*Same encryption as Signal, but complies with Subpoenas
** Even "secret chats" aren't securely encrypted. Their method was cracked
***Only when between two iPhones

#scout Pattison Staging Update: full of 300 to 500 civilian cars, the lot probably 60 percent full. Along the west side, about 15 PAL vans. A handful of squad cars and PPL vans in the middle, but not many. No sheriff buses. The OEM trailer, the box truck, and a tented pavilion in the back with about 20 blue shirts milling around. Five PAL vans leave headed westbound on Pattison toward 26th about 2hr ago.

Seems like today Pattison is a pig distribution area, where police park in their personal cars and get sent off to where they're needed in buses/vans. #forward

A lot of folks are still new to security culture. It's ok. As long as folks understand why people need to use security culture to protect themselves. Everything and everyone in Philly is being watched by police and federal agencies. Either police the past few weeks have a dirtbox in the air, have a stingray at the cell towers, or they are following you with wifi security cameras with api tokens linked to safe cam and clearview. They are reading every text, they are watching your location if you are near unrest and following you as you move across the city with information they gather with these devices and surveillance techniques. That's why we black bloc. That's why we remove our phone batteries when we arent communicating. Thats why we use signal to talk with friends and family now. That's why we are cautious of what details we tell people. I'm adjusting to some new parts of security culture still. But we all gotta be open to learning counter surveillance culture so we can counter these advanced in surveillance tech deployment in Philly and nationwide #forward

I cant wait to see the day that septa police budget is fully cut and they are abolished and we have more money to fund new station projects.

I cant wait to see the bus drivers and infrastructure workers get raises when the union busting septa police are abolished.

Teachers and workers in Philadelphia School District can see an average wage increase of $1720 per year if we cut the School Districts Police Budget. Incarcerating our children is violence in our schools. #forward

If retail stores cut their asset protection departments, retail workers could be paid much higher. Asset protection teams receive the highest pay outside of store management. Your wages are hurt by these union busting asset protectors. #forward

Expect large amounts of police between 52 and Baltimore and 52 and Parkside all day and week. Expect to see national guard in the city at some point. We have 4 paramilitaries in Philadelphia operating this week. Expect most to be wearing police or guard uniforms and possibly a handful of far right vigilantes. 9 pm curfew tonight. What do we think of curfews? they are 🐂 💩

#forward

#Roundhouse needs warm food and drinks and hand warmers for the cold

🥳🥳🥳9pm Post Curfew Dance Party Tonight! Where? Outside! City Wide! 🥳🥳🥳

#forward

City Wide Block Parties tonight folks! 9 PM make the potluck, set the tables, bring out the stereo, throw on the spotify playlist and dance party! We playing all the classics tonight from DJ LRAD BIG MAD while we dance all night in front of the military occupation of Philadelphia! Get all your neighbors moving tonight! GO OUTSIDE CITYWIDE! 9PM SPREAD THE WORD!

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Everyone else who wants to Dance Party tonight? We are dancing all night for Walter Wallace Jr! Let's make everyone knows that all curfews are bullshit in Solidarity with Philadelphia. Put your event here #forward

For those confused about why we mentioned telegram being unsecure. Its secure for texting folks you dont know as a username is less traceable than a phone number. I can find anyone from a phone number. It's great for non sensitive content and better than signals for big group chats. Durov also avoids punishing social movements on telegram which is nice compared to other social media. But Telegram is not perfect and lying to say that it is does not protect users and only puts people at risk for what they dont know. I have work experiences that have privileged me to certain information about these programs but most of the information is public. I know what types of tools and practices they use to watch people. Philly is a testing ground for FBI surveillance technology. It was our retailers testing clearview and other facial recognition software before other cities got access to it. Telegram can be traced through a dirtbox or stingray device to find your device and follow your location if it's on and not stored in a bag or having the battery out. They can use the philly safecam program to follow you from a remote location with security cameras and identify you before you are detained. Surveillance in 2020 America is much more advanced than surveillance was when Snowden whistleblew and you can learn about all of these programs and tech with quick google searches #forward

Philly has a server with every traffic camera and every wifi security camera that users willingly gave police the api token to their database. It's the safecam program. Every block and every corner is on camera. Every house with a ring doorbell that has the token sent to police. They can follow folks with these cameras. Some buildings have ptz cameras installed and police can move them to follow you while you are going around the city. That is why bloc and other security culture is important to learn. It's not to scare you. Most people aren't grounded in the realities of surveillance in my city today. #forward

OTG: about 20 uniformed cops at Sunoco on 52nd and spruce

Dont forget to print your official go outside license for tonight so you dont break the rules #forward

!! Attention for Jail Support given imposed curfew!!

The call for street resistance is still active. *Jail support schedule will continue as planned*. The understanding is that jail support is resistance and if the courts and cops release people after curfew those comrades will need support even more since they can get caught out past curfew. We have a right to wait for them if they're released!! If you can come after curfew to the jail support locations, please do.Traffic may be blocked near the districts, be as close as you can to the entrance or go to a major hub of transport (people walk toward transport to get home usually) if you can't get close. Stay with others and do not be alone. Car transportation is not guaranteed as safe. Use your discretion, and use your systematic position of power. Support Black and brown people by showing up.

*Solidarity is necessary*to protect the most vulnerable. With that being said, the resistance continues through supporting our detained comrades. *6pm to 10pm shift is coming up*, talk with comrades about where you're going and carpooling.

Let our comrades know we're there for them and we are there for each other. See you in the streets!

Reminder that tonight is all night dance party outside at 9pm. Make sure you are playing loud music all night and dancing for Walter Wallace city wide after 9pm. Unless you are at risk or you are doing remote/legal support. You job tonight is dance party and proving curfew is bullshit. #forward

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