I want to share a deeply concerning story that highlights the critical importance of online privacy, especially for activists and those who speak out against authority. The death of John Lang, a well-known figure in the Fresno activist community, raises serious questions about surveillance, privacy, and the potential consequences of being targeted by law enforcement.
John was found stabbed inside a burning home, and what’s particularly alarming is that just days before his death, he expressed fears that Fresno law enforcement was stalking him and might end his life. He had been vocal about his experiences with police harassment, including a disturbing pattern of unethical practices by Fresno law enforcement, such as scanning license plates in retail parking lots to generate revenue.
In his efforts to protest these injustices, John posted his thoughts on the Fresno Bee, believing he was doing so anonymously. However, it later came to light that an employee at the Fresno Bee was sharing identifiable information (IP addresses) with law enforcement, leading to John being targeted. This tragic situation serves as a stark reminder of the vulnerabilities we face when we do not take proper precautions to protect our online privacy.
John’s case illustrates the dangers of not using tools like VPNs or Tor for online activism. Had he utilized these privacy measures, he might have been able to shield his identity from those who sought to silence him.
This tragic story serves as a cautionary tale about the risks of online exposure for activists. We must learn from John’s experience and recognize the importance of safeguarding our privacy in an increasingly surveilled world.
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Shit’s about to get real, on the internet, I would strongly recommend.
I hate to +1 but yeah, this. get familiar with Tor. learn what it can do and when to use it. play around with hosting .onion sites to distribute information safely. use orbot on your phone similarly.
some distributed messaging apps like briar use Tor as their internet transport mechanism, so… why not go all in and really learn to use Tor for real. now. while is easier to do so.
Recommend for what use case
For not getting stabbed and left in a burning building by people who didn’t like what you said online. There are a lot of people both in and out of power who are highly motivated to find and punish left-wing people, and I suspect that their numbers and the tools at their disposal are going to be steadily increasing for the next few years.
Any other resources?
I had bad experience with Tor in the last time, I would not recommend
Holy shit. That is nutjob central.
Can’t find’em in https://ground.news/ either…
I’d call them the American Gestapo but that’d imply the Gestapo didn’t learn all their tricks from the US in the first place
Is it American police or American mafia? So better not to trust any feds at all.
Awful. Rest in peace.
Thank you for this story, but anyway, “we have nothing to hide”
P.S. US once were a “police of the world” so I think it’s harder to hide your identity (in case of privacy and legal things) there, or I’m wrong?
Never Forget: The CIA killed Michael Hastings
I’d get dental records but now I’m confused…
From my understanding, dental records are not actually as full-proof as they come of as in the media and there was a great deal of pseudoscience in their popularisation as a tool for identifying people. So perhaps, if the fingerprints are still identifiable, forensics went with them since they are more reliable.
Guess on my end. But one of his hands might have uh. Come off and not burned?
What a moronic conspiracy theory
