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> We need a ‘trip mode' for social media sites that reduces our contact list and history to a minimal subset of what the site normally offers. Not only would su
by vosper 10y ago
> We need a ‘trip mode' for social media sites that reduces our contact list and history to a minimal subset of what the site normally offers. Not only would such a feature protect people forced to give their passwords at the border, but it would mitigate the many additional threats to privacy they face when they use their social media accounts away from home.
Border security officer: I see you have trip mode on. Turn it off, and give us the phone, or you're not getting into the country.
Reminds me a little of this: https://xkcd.com/538/ https://xkcd.com/538/
- idlewords 10y agoPlease read the entire post.
- mholt 10y agoIf you're referring to a configurable duration: setting an expiration doesn't work either. They'll just detain you for that length of time.
- jsmeaton 10y agoA week? 2? I don't think technology changes are the right approach here, but you wouldn't be setting travel mode for a duration equal to transit time through an airport.
- NeutronBoy 10y agoI understand, but their default response for "You've done something to hide information from us" isn't going to be "Oh well, we tried. On your way!"