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Posted on twitter 7.25.20- guidelines for protestors to protect anonymity.
Puget Sound Prisoner Support
"An anarchist collective providing jail and prisoner support in the so-called Pacific Northwest since 2015"
@pugetsound
psps@riseup.net
DIDN'T SEE NOTHIN, DON'T KNOW NOTHIN: A SOCIAL FIELD GUIDE
A quick and dirty on social media etiquette in a protest setting + tips and tricks for how to avoid snitching on yourself and comrades.
LIVE STREAMS
These ever-recording streams have become a treasure trove for city, state and federal policing agencies. Many investigations have started and finished with information found on a well-intentioned livestream.
This practice is actively sending people on our side of the barricades into the hands of the police, ICE, and prison industrial complex. Don't let yourself be a part of that process. Livestreaming during a demonstration is risky for you and everyone in your vicinity, because it timestamps everyone's whereabouts.
Livestreaming is generally ill-advised, but if it must happen, it should be considered a continuation of "legal observing" and should only be used to document the police.'''
Bottomline:
No cops at the demo?
Cops at the demo? Only film pigs and their use of force.
PHOTOGRAPHS, VIDEOS AND SECURITY CULTURE OH MY!
Presenting what transpired at a demonstration is important, but must be done carefully.
Creating a culture of security and consent will help more people feel safe in the streets and therefore keep our movements growing.
Blur the faces, tattoos, and any identifying signifiers''' of anyone in a photo you are about to post. If there are too many things that need to be blurred, your phot is not safe to post. The same goes for videos.
TOOLS FOR FACE BLURRING AND METADATA SCRUBBING
Photo Blurring + Metadata scrubbing:
Signal Image Scrubber: https://signal.org/blog/blur-tools/
Image Scrubber https://everestpipkin.github.io/image-scrubber/
Open source downloadImage Scrubber for offline devices: https://github.com/everestpipkin/image-scrubber
Video blurring + metadata scrubbing (Android)
ObscuraCam:
https://guardianproject.info/apps/obscuracam/
Video blurring + metadata scrubbing tool (iOS):
Anonymous Camera:
https:www.theverge.com/2020/6/11/21280293/anonymize-blur-faces-photo-video-camera-app-ios
DONT BANK ON HAVING NOTHING TO HIDE'
As civilians, we don't get to decide what is an "illegal" action–the police and prosecutors do.
What you might think is not illegal, or protected under your 1st amendment rights does not mean it's safe to broadcast publicly.
This is especially true for people who are injured and being arrested. You should consider it a breach of good security and consent practices to film those in either of these two vulnerable positions.
If you do film an instance of police brutality or repression, offer the footage to the targeted person if possible, and send to legal support (NLG, Puget Sound Prisoner Support).
PROTECT AND SUPPORT HIGH-RISK COMRADES
Many people would like to attend demos, but the fear of a photograph getting in the hands of their probation officer, and ICE agent, their parents or bosses prevents them from participating.
The state's current requirement for civilians to wear masks creates a unique opportunity for high-risk comrades to join the street movement–don't take that away from them so you can get a good photo.
TAKEAWAYS:
Your livestream might send someone to prison, is it worth it?
When you stream, film, or photograph, you are proactively creating evidence. Do not document unless you are prepared to sufficiently anonymize and scrub media.
Anonymity is a vital necessity for many of our comrades. It's your responsibility as the person documenting to respect those needs.
Security culture is a practice we engage in at all times to keep us and our movements safe and growing. We cannot win without it.