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>>benwer+(OP)
> Such data may be useful, it says, to “identify every person who attended a protest or rally based on their smartphone location or ad-tracking records.”

"May"? This is exactly how the January 6th protestors were identified.

>>roarch+E3
I don't doubt that this technique was used for the people who stormed the capital on January 6th, but I would hesitate to describe many of them as "protestors".

>>some_f+j4
You're free to describe them however you like, it's irrelevant to my point.

>>roarch+Z5
It's not irrelevant to point out the false equivalency of putting constitutionally protected speech on the same level as forced entry, assault, and destruction of property.

>>whoopd+fh
I don't see this sentiment for the George Floyd riots that plagued the whole country for longer and did significantly more damage, instead of caring for corrupt politicians why not persecute those who robbed and stole from the common citizen.

If a protest doesn't make the news what's the point?

>>graphe+Ar
You don't see it because you're not looking for it. Plenty of protest groups were extremely vigilant about minimizing property damage and rooting out violent infiltrators.

The George Floyd protests were far more policed: twenty-five protestors died; around 14k were arrested. [1]

Hard to say any 1/6er suffered a similar fate, despite their significantly more egregious apparent crimes.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd_protests