Mock GPS gives you an alternative location
The short version: A mock-GPS tutorial from the Digital ID, Mass Surveillance and Digital Currency channel highlights phone-location spoofing, but it won't fool the plate readers scanning your car.
Our Take
Credit to the Digital ID, Mass Surveillance and Digital Currency channel for digging into mock GPS tools as a way to push back against phone-based location tracking. It's a worthwhile reminder that your device is broadcasting your whereabouts constantly, and that some people are looking for ways to reclaim a little control over that data trail.
But here's the catch for anyone thinking this solves the surveillance problem: spoofing your phone's GPS does nothing about the camera bolted to a pole at the end of your street. Flock Safety's ALPR network doesn't care what your phone says — it reads your actual license plate as your actual car drives past, logs the time and location, and stores it in a database that cops and private companies can query. No app fixes that. The car is the tracker now, not just the phone.
That's why we think the fight against mass surveillance has to include the physical infrastructure, not just the digital layer. Check our camera map to see what's been documented near you, and if you want to push back on these systems at the local level, our take-action page has concrete steps for showing up at city council meetings and getting these contracts questioned.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Digital ID, Mass Surveillance and Digital Currency, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.