How to hide from a drone – the subtle art of 'ghosting' in the age of surveillance

The Conversation via Yahoo ^ | July 28th, 2020 | Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick

[Mariner]

Several easy/cheap techniques listed for those who do not want to be surveilled for any reason.

Leaving your phone at home, simple disguise, umbrella etc.

For those who may want to avoid authorities at some point in the future.

[Mr. K]

if you don’t want to leave your phone at home wrap it in tinfoil

try it- wrap it and have someone call you

[Pajamajan]

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[Pajamajan]

So your phone needs a tin foil hat?🙃

[Karma_Sherab]

According to this article it can still be tracked!

[exnavy]

I got another way to deal with drones.

[KC_Lion]

Great article, thank you for posting.

[Licensed-To-Carry]

Me too.

[Pajamajan]

Becoming proficient at skeet shooting might be helpful?

[rktman]

📴 in a box at home. There are still some pay phones out there. IF you can find change. 😀

[cuban leaf]

Meh. Monty python had an excellent video on this decades ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-M2hs3sXGo

[rktman]

Bird shot.

[cuban leaf]

[Fiddlstix]

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[cuban leaf]

I used to work in law enforcement relations for a major cell phone provider. It is easy to not be detected: Use a burner phone. Regarding turning off your phone, that will probably do the trick, but if you are up to something so evil that the powers that be will pull out all the stops to track you, it’s probably best to use the burner.

But this is a great answer: https://www.quora.com/Is-it-true-that-the-location-of-turned-off-mobile-phones-can-still-be-tracked-if-the-battery-is-installed

[Jane Long]

What about a foil lined, soft lunch sack?

Haven’t tried it, but that came to mind, when I saw your post :-)

[Alas Babylon!]

Some of these drones use FLIR or infrared detection of your body heat. Cover yourself in mud like Ahnold did in Predator...

You're rendered invisible! (Well, without the screaming, bonfire and torch, of course!)

[Jane Long]

FTA....

...But some of the smartest ideas are decidedly old-school and low-tech. Clothing is the first choice, because hats, glasses, masks and scarves go a long way toward scrambling drone-based facial-recognition software....and, umbrellas....

Must be why AntiFa thugs use the above.

[Dr. Sivana]

but if you are up to something so evil that the powers that be will pull out all the stops to track you, it’s probably best to use the burner.

And buy your burner from a small ethnic store that you don't ordinarily frequent weeks in advance with cash.

[halfright]

.410 work well.....My derringer shoots them.