How Governments Spy On Protestors—And How To Avoid It | Incognito Mode | WIRED

Law enforcement’s ability to track and profile political protestors has become increasingly multifaceted and technology driven. In this edition of Incognito Mode WIRED Senior Editor, Security & Investigations Andrew Couts and WIRED Senior Writer Lily Hay Newman discuss the technologies used by law enforcement that put citizens' privacy at risk—and how to avoid them.

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0:00 How Governments Spy On Protestors
0:44 facial recognition
5:31 social media
9:24 IMSI catchers
12:17 geofencing
13:40 data brokers
16:46 license plate readers
18:33 drones
20:10 emerging tech
23:23 how to protect yourself

Director: Efrat Kashai
Director of Photography: Brad Wickham
Editor: Matthew Colby
Host: Andrew Couts
Guest: Lily Newman
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas
Production Manager: Peter Brunette
Production Coordinator: Rhyan Lark
Camera Operator: Mar Alfonso
Gaffer: Niklas Moller
Sound Mixer: Sean Paulsen
Production Assistant: Malaia Simms
Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin
Supervising Editor: Erica DeLeo
Assistant Editor: Justin Symonds

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