This weekend, Hina Sabatine will protest President Donald Trump’s administration in Los Angeles and they won’t bring their usual phone.
“We’re protesting the administration, which is a lot scarier [than previous protests I’ve attended], because we’ve seen how Trump can lash out,” Sabatine said. For this upcoming protest, “I’m bringing a burner phone which doesn’t have my Touch ID or my face scan.“
Sabatine is one of many who are rallying against Trump at thousands of expected “No Kings” protests scheduled across the nation this weekend to reject authoritarianism and to counter Trump’s military birthday parade celebration Saturday, according to the movement’s website. These marches follow ongoing protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids targeting immigrants.
Sabatine, who has marched for a free Palestine and Black Lives Matter over the last decade, said they are now adding additional layers of phone security in response to Trump deploying the National Guard to Southern California.
In addition to using an old Android phone with just a memory card for taking videos, Sabatine will also be putting that phone in a special pouch, known as a Faraday bag, that can block cell and Wi-Fi signals.
