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OPLIN 4Cast #672: It's not just the police: protesters have their own tech
June 10th, 2020

[image: Demonstration and protester holding sign that says end systemic
racism] Last week, we discussed the Stingray surveillance tool
<https://4cast.oplin.org/?p=8112> that may be used to collect information
on the people at protests. The resistance has its tech tools as well, from
encrypted messengers with augmented reality features to the simple, shared
doc full of links.



   -
   - From Citizen to Signal, the most popular apps right now reflect
   America’s protests
   <https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/6/3/21278558/protest-apps-signal-citizen-twitter-instagram-george-floyd>
   [*Vox*] "People have flocked in record numbers to police scanner apps,
   where they can listen in on law enforcement’s radio communication. They’ve
   also rushed to download Signal, a secure messaging app, and Citizen, a
   community safety app that sends out police alerts."
   - Blur tools for Signal <https://signal.org/blog/blur-tools/> [*Signal
   Blog*] "2020 is a pretty good year to cover your face. The latest
   version of Signal for Android and iOS introduces a new blur feature in the
   image editor that can help protect the privacy of the people in the photos
   you share."
   - How Google Docs became the social media of the resistance
   <https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/06/06/1002546/google-docs-social-media-resistance/>
   [*MIT Technology Review*] "One of the most popular Google Docs to emerge
   in the past week is 'Resources for Accountability and Actions for Black
   Lives
   <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xa9Av-NfuFsWBHlsMvPiqJHdNedZgnCRW56qAS-7PGQ/edit?fbclid=IwAR373kEbAPlxjaa3g_F0TRFaTPB0UeiRJKSVSolwcWC5xw9kQidYb18iCn8>,'
   which features clear steps people can take to support victims of police
   brutality."
   - Police scanner app catapults to the top of the App Store
   <https://mashable.com/article/police-scanner-apps/> [*Mashable*] "App
   analytics firm Apptopia found the top five police scanner apps, such as *5-0
   Police Scanner* and *Police Scanner*, were downloaded 213,000 times over
   the weekend. That's a 125 percent increase from the weekend before — a
   record for police scanner apps."

*From the Ohio Web Library <http://ohioweblibrary.org>:*

   - Barker, Cyril Josh. “Citizen App Launches in NYC to Spread Word about
   Crime
   <https://proxy.oplin.org:2111/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=121890824&site=ehost-live>
   .” *New York Amsterdam News*, vol. 108, no. 10, 9 Mar. 2017, p. 6.
   - Harris, Duchess. *Black Lives Matter
   <https://proxy.oplin.org:2111/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=1613071&site=ehost-live.>*.
   Protest Movements. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Core Library, 2018.
   - Robertson, Jordan. “Lessons From the CIA Hacking Leak: How to Keep
   Your Data Secure
   <https://proxy.oplin.org:2111/login.aspx?direct=true&db=buh&AN=140773183&site=ehost-live>
   .” *Bloomberg.Com*, Mar. 2017, p. N.PAG.

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