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Even State Department-funded Human Rights Watch admits that authorities combine legal and illegal methods to obtain convictions: https://text.hrw.org/report/2018/01/09/dark-side/secret-origins-evidence-us-criminal-cases

Combining dragnet surveillance with device hacking is intended in the design of both tools. Hence, State Department-funded Signal dupes you into handing over your identity as part of the population-centric mapping. In custody, your phone will be hacked when it is taken away if it's important.

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[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 3 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

If you were ever in such a situation, I'm sure your lawyer would present the fact that you always have a first aid kit with you to challenge it's relevance. People who know you could be brought in to testify as such.

On the other hand, if you don't generally carry a first aid kit but brought one to the protest alongside the other listed items, it does seem indicative of intent.

There was just a news story that Denmark was (among other activities) stocking up on blood supplies in Greenland. That's not an unusual thing for a military to do, but it's pretty obvious that they were preparing to fight US forces. That's obviously not a crime, but the logical connections to intent are similar.