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Curious what the border control response is to being handed a phone that has clearly been wiped immediately before the flight.
by pandapower2 8y ago
Curious what the border control response is to being handed a phone that has clearly been wiped immediately before the flight.
- chris_wot 8y agoTell them it’s a new iPhone.
- _jal 8y agoWhat are they going to do, demand a replacement with real data? It is the phone you're traveling with. The point is supposed to be about bringing illegal stuff into the country. A blank phone contains none. If they want to explain that they need fed juicy private stuff for admission, well, I'd love to hear all the details about that.
- falcolas 8y ago> What are they going to do If it comes to the point where they're wanting to look at your devices, their response to stock devices with no data will be to confiscate your device, detain you, and/or turn you away from crossing the border.
- pbhjpbhj 8y agoI imagine they're going to view you with suspicion and so detain you for [further] interview; probably add you to a watch list? A completely blank phone suggests you're naively hiding something: like carrying an empty box with an obvious fake bottom. Enticing stuff for a TLA agent I imagine.
- _jal 8y ago> A completely blank phone suggests you're naively hiding something I'd see that more as "proudly refusing to play along", but interpretations of course will differ. I'm willing to add little fuck-yous in the notes and pics, if that helps interpretation. Push back, people. Meekly bending over because you don't want to be inconvenienced is quite literally asking for more.