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I'm not a mod of any comm and I'm just a regular user. But in light of current GOP events I think we all need to be extra careful not to fedpost. We are going be under an even stronger microscope. What law enforcement (FBI, etc) views as "violent threats" is going to be far different for us than for chuds at a site like StormFront2Trump2028.com.
That's all. I don't mean to start a struggle session. I just thought it needed to be said.
People here generally threat model the situation where someone has their Hexbear account handle and wants to attach it to their legal name. Which fair enough. But if LEO gets into my phone and I’m logged into this account in my browsers and my tabs are full of Hexbear tabs I’m gonna get questioned about that too. Might be time to practice for both cases.
Don't use biometrics to unlock your phone, encrypt it with a PIN, the longer the better. And don't use something obvious like your DOB or anniversary. Ideally you could generate a random 10+ digit number and memorize it. If you know the cops are about to arrest you turn your phone off if possible. If they ask for your PIN tell them to fuck off and demand your lawyer. Make it as hard as possible for them.
i never log in on my phone for this reason