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Not really a new phenomenon. Actually one of these stories I found super amusing, apparently back in the day the Australian government got it into their head that all they really needed to break up the communist Indonesian government under Sukarno was a cunningly deployed pamphlet pointing out the contradictions in their philosophy. So they made the pamphlet, had agents distribute it at a communism convention, and uh…
What measures can protesters take against this? With agents actively infiltrating groups, it seems impossible to prevent this level of spying.
Accept that you aren't going to always outsmart infiltrators and guard your information silos accordingly. Have processes for auditing threats, removing members. Avoid creating large group chats or exposing names/ contacts without consent. Keep working groups small, and don’t include people who aren’t actively participating. Use encryption, use pseudonyms. Use the basic tools available (Signal, GrapheneOS, Tails, Tor, etc). Don’t retain things like chat history or files you don't need. Give people basic training on social engineering techniques, cyber security (or honestly just how to use a computer 101), operational security, and how to recruit.
Ultimately, retain a good legal defense. You probably aren't doing anything illegal anyway, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have a good lawyer and a plan… legal ground is shifting, and you will never have more resources than a motivated agency task force. Get a dash camera, and non-evil doorbell camera. Have a group of friends who will check in on you regularly. If you are discussing illegal shit, don’t do it around people or devices you don’t completely trust. Retain plausible deniability.
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See? This comment is precisely what building a state around voters who care more about aesthetics than semantics looks like.
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Reminds me of when people wouldn’t listen to others because they had tattoos.
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Imagine being such a sucker that you think it's remotely justified.
The War Department even released a film about it in the 40s titled "Don't be a Sucker".
Not really a new phenomenon. Actually one of these stories I found super amusing, apparently back in the day the Australian government got it into their head that all they really needed to break up the communist Indonesian government under Sukarno was a cunningly deployed pamphlet pointing out the contradictions in their philosophy. So they made the pamphlet, had agents distribute it at a communism convention, and uh…
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What measures can protesters take against this? With agents actively infiltrating groups, it seems impossible to prevent this level of spying.