Protest Resources

Before attending a protest, it is important to consider your rights as well as your digital privacy. The following are some handy resources from the ACLU of Maryland and DC, The Electronic Frontier Foundation and others. These resources provide information on your rights as a protester, when dealing with law enforcement and in ensuring your digital privacy while at a protest and after.

Links:

ACLU MD "Know Your Rights" Printable PDF

SSD "Attending a Protest" Website with a printable PDF

ACLU DC "Know Your Rights: Demonstrations in DC" Printable PDF

ACLU MD "Know Your Rights: Protesting" Printable PDF

ACLU DC "If Stopped For Photographing in Public" Informational page

ACLU DC "Federal Employee Speech & The First Amendment" Printable PDF

Surveillance Self-Defense Website Covering a variety of topics to increase privacy

Media:

Apps:

Signal - Messaging app with end-to-end encryption. Is free and open source. Remove photo metadata by sending message as "Note to Self"

Proton VPN - No logs VPN app, free tier available

Exif Cleaner - Free and open source exif remover for Windows, Apple or Linux