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ashley fairbanks
@ziibiing.com

you have to learn to live with the reality that you do not have privacy. especially when you are organizing. especially when you are challenging this regime. there is no place safe to disclose anything that might be construed as illegal by the worst actors.

nytimes.comU.S. Investigated Left-Leaning Groups During Minnesota Immigration Crackdown (Gift Article)The government conducted expansive surveillance, infiltrated group chats and obtained financial records of organizations never accused of crimes.
ashley fairbanks
@ziibiing.com

accepting this and making my peace with it allows me to make smarter choices, ask people for help, say less, and not feel like a paranoid freak all the time

ashley fairbanks
@ziibiing.com

you aren’t paranoid if you stop believing there are apps or places you can go to avoid surveillance. you are living in our current reality.

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Brandi Bennett
@bbennettesq.bsky.social

I can't tell you the number of questions I had about whether signal will keep them safe during the occupation. I had to gently explain that humans are the weak link and when you add hundreds of people to the chat, you should assume it's going to leak.