Going to an Occupy Wall Street protest tomorrow? Read this EFF guide to your cellphone security & rights

4. The police have my phone, how do I get it back?

If your phone or electronic device was illegally seized, and is not promptly returned when you are released, you can file a motion with the court to have your property returned. If the police believe that evidence of a crime was found on your electronic device, including in your photos or videos, the police can keep it as evidence. They may also attempt to make you forfeit your electronic device, but you can challenge that in court.

Cell phone and other electronic devices are an essential component of 21st century protests. Whether at Occupy Wall Street or elsewhere, all Americans can and should exercise their First Amendment right to free speech and assembly, while intelligently managing the risks to their property and privacy.

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More resources:

• Find your local occupation at Occupy Together – now planned for more than 1,000 cities! | Twitter |Facebook
• Atlanta: website | Twitter| Livestream |Facebook
• Boston: website | twitter | yfrog | Livestream |Facebook
• Dallas: website | Twitter| Livestream |Facebook
• Los Angeles: Website | Twitter| Livestream |Facebook | Youtube
• New York: website | Twitter| Livestream |Facebook
• Portland: Website | Twitter|Livestream |Facebook 
• San Francisco: Website | Twitter|Livestream |Facebook 
• Seattle: Livestream (Video) | website | Twitter |Facebook
• Information about making donations can be found here: nycga.cc/donate

(Photos: iphones  Some rights reserved by Yutaka Tsutano; Checking cell  Some rights reserved by Ed Yourdon;  Video the occupation  Some rights reserved by Tomathon; Dead Blackberry  Some rights reserved by peyri)