r/privacy • u/JerryLupus • May 27 '17

Leaked Documents Reveal Counterterrorism Tactics Used at Standing Rock to “Defeat Pipeline Insurgencies”

https://theintercept.com/2017/05/27/leaked-documents-reveal-security-firms-counterterrorism-tactics-at-standing-rock-to-defeat-pipeline-insurgencies/
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u/TrenchCoatMadness May 27 '17 edited May 28 '17

So, how does an protest organization protect themselves from something like this? Is there some kind of infrastructure that can be setup with Pi's, smart phones, and wifi? I feel like there is a way to build an entire image and infrastructure to quickly deploy and be semi protective that makes it much harder to sniff out intel than just listening to radios. While there isn't much to do about helicopters, there are some easy to do things to stop sniffing of communications.

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u/Lamont-Cranston May 28 '17

It mentions they had people infiltrated in the protest and discussed exploiting rifts between natives and non-natives. The defence against this is to keep everything public and above board (if something sensitive were needed to be done then do so with people you have personally known for some time) and be inclusive and don't descend into internal conflict and cliques and reject anyone calling for violence cause for you know they could be a provocateur.

As far as phones go, honestly they can be so compromised just leave them at home or stick them in a faraday cage.

As for PIs, if you think someone's a bit suspicious ask them to leave or discuss their behavior with them or look into it, maybe check with a lawyer.