Infosec 101 for Activists

Re:Infosec 101 for Activists by pstuart on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @09:54PM (#42943102)

I'm not at all a fan of the tactic of blocking highways as a protest move, I think that's not the same thing as a riot -- it's civil disobedience.

The link that I shared explicitly pointed out that the riot was started by a white supremacist. It's documented and a fact. So were dealing with 1+N cases here.

> Near me, I would say all of them that were riots were that way on purpose.

Look, it worked. It has framed BLM in millions of peoples minds as just black people rioting, and who wants to support riots eh?

Edit: research proving the peaceful intent of protests: https://acleddata.com/2020/09/03/demonstrations-political-vi...

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Re:Infosec 101 for Activists by blackeyeblitzar on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @11:34PM (#42943846)

I feel that the label of “civil disobedience” is misused as a tactic to justify illegal acts. Infrastructure is not there to serve as anyone’s political platform, and it is built with taxpayers’ money for other purposes. If the gathering does not have a permit, it is illegal, and therefore a disturbance of the peace - in other words, a riot.

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Re:Infosec 101 for Activists by lcnPylGDnU4H9OF on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @12:28AM (#42944217)

> If the gathering does not have a permit, it is illegal

This is not true, unless it is in a public forum limited in “time, place, and manner”. The first amendment grants freedom of assembly. You do not need a permit to meet up with (dozens of) your friends any more than you need a permit to write in a journal.

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