Research on this topic varies widely, from journals found in the USF databases to informational GitHub pages. A wide array of sources are used because many of the references were created in the last month and not yet published in formal spaces.

• Spencer, J. (2012). No Service: Free Speech, the Communications Act, and BART's Cell Phone Network Shutdown [Link]
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  "Government agencies attempting to hinder access to cell phones will need to overcome many potential violations of the First Amendment and Communications Act".
• Miami New Times - Cell-phone tracking: Miami cops know where you are (February 2012) [Link]
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  "It's still not clear where the law draws the line involving tracking cell phones and other mobile devices".
• Pierskalla, J., & Hollenbach, F. (2013). Technology and Collective Action: The Effect of Cell Phone Coverage on Political Violence in Africa [Link]
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  "Access to individual communication technology like cell phones can undermine the effects of government propaganda and, more importantly, play an integral part in overcoming other specific collective action and coordination problems".
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  "Cell phones lead to a boost in the capacity of rebels to communicate and monitor in-group behavior, thus increasing in-group cooperation".
• Electronic Frontier Foundation - Know Your Rights (October 2014) [Link]
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  Great resource for understanding your digital rights, specifically questions like when can the police search your devices? The police have a warrant. Now what? The police can’t get in to your computer. Now what?
• Kim, E. (2016). The sensory power of cameras and noise meters for protest surveillance in South Korea [Link]
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  "As surveillance technologies have come into wide use in contemporary protests, police and protesters have begun to engage in self-monitoring and self-regulation".
• VOA News - Who Are the Chinese Trolls of the '50 Cent Army'? (October 2016) [Link]
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  Chinese government sponsors discovered to be behind negative social media campaing against protestors, in one case, 40,000 negative comments left on an individual's Facebook page in 12 hours.
• How the Chinese Government Fabricates Social Media Posts for Strategic Distraction, not Engaged Argument (2017) [Link]
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  "The government acknowledges that the purpose of public opinion guidance is to constrain or stop the spread of 'hot button issues' that go viral online or 'grassroots social issues' that have collective action potential".
• VICE - How to Prepare and Stay Safe While You March (January 2017) [Link]
• Specific and general tips to stay safe while exercising your First Amendment.
• GitHub - Zebra Crossing (January 2020) [Link]
• An easy-to-use digital safety checklist for all purposes.
• Riot Medicine (May 2020) [Link]
• Reviews the duty of riot medics including handing out water during a peaceful demonstration, providing late-night jail support for arrested group members, caring for injured protesters and bystanders during a riot.
• Electronic Frontier Foundation - Surveillance Self-Defense (June 2020) [Link]
• The EFF guide on protecting your electronic devices and digital assets before, during, and after a protest.
• GitHub - From Beirut To Minneapolis (June 2020) [Link]
• This resource serves as an aggregation of different tips on preserving digital privacy during protests.
• VICE - How to Protest Without Sacrificing Your Digital Privacy (June 2020) [Link]
• Cell phone tips to protect your digital privacy, from messaging to location tracking.