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Sounds like good advice for everyone traveling to countries that scan/copy your devices on entry. https://www.wired.com/2010/11/hacker-border-search/ https://w

Sounds like good advice for everyone traveling to countries that scan/copy your devices on entry. https://www.wired.com/2010/11/hacker-border-search/ https://www.wired.com/2010/11/hacker-border-search/

uoaei 5y ago
Is there an up-to-date source on which countries do what kinds of scanning/copying? Is it the case that device-level encryption successfully prevents access to the contents, or is that a layer I should refuse to trust?
- renzo88 5y ago
  Depending on country laws, refusing to reveal keys or even device-level encryption itself may be illegal/cause you to be detained. The best thing you can do is bring a wiped device through, and assume that it and its data can be seized at any time. Also treat any device as disposable - once seized, it should not be trusted.
AlexGood 5y ago
U.S. CBP reported that they conducted 40k electronic searches in 2019, or about 1-in-10000 travelers. https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/speeches-and-statements/cbp-statement-border-search-electronic-devices https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/speeches-and-statements/cbp-sta...
- renzo88 5y ago
  A friendly reminder, this is unconstitutional if you're a us citizen. However, they can still absolutely ruin your day. On entry to any country, I sync my devices and wipe them.
  - davidmr 5y ago
    I believe that the current state of affairs is that warrantless searches of US citizens’ devices at (or near) the borders are constitutional. https://www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/merchant-v-mayorkas/ https://www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/merchant-v-mayo... https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/10/come-back-warrant-congress-should-pass-protecting-data-border-act https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/10/come-back-warrant-cong... This really is a shameful state of affairs that Congress should fix, but I’m not holding my breath.
TrueGeek 5y ago
Non-paywall link: https://web.archive.org/web/20210421205347/https://www.wired.com/2010/11/hacker-border-search/ https://web.archive.org/web/20210421205347/https://www.wired...
Yajirobe 5y ago
Why did they do this to him??
- tremon 5y ago
  Does that really matter?
  - Yajirobe 5y ago
    Uhh.. yes, I want to know the reasons for taking away and searching through a random person's computer

uoaei 5y ago

Is there an up-to-date source on which countries do what kinds of scanning/copying? Is it the case that device-level encryption successfully prevents access to the contents, or is that a layer I should refuse to trust?

renzo88 5y ago
Depending on country laws, refusing to reveal keys or even device-level encryption itself may be illegal/cause you to be detained. The best thing you can do is bring a wiped device through, and assume that it and its data can be seized at any time. Also treat any device as disposable - once seized, it should not be trusted.

AlexGood 5y ago

U.S. CBP reported that they conducted 40k electronic searches in 2019, or about 1-in-10000 travelers. https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/speeches-and-statements/cbp-statement-border-search-electronic-devices https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/speeches-and-statements/cbp-sta...

renzo88 5y ago
A friendly reminder, this is unconstitutional if you're a us citizen. However, they can still absolutely ruin your day. On entry to any country, I sync my devices and wipe them.
- davidmr 5y ago
  I believe that the current state of affairs is that warrantless searches of US citizens’ devices at (or near) the borders are constitutional. https://www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/merchant-v-mayorkas/ https://www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/merchant-v-mayo... https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/10/come-back-warrant-congress-should-pass-protecting-data-border-act https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/10/come-back-warrant-cong... This really is a shameful state of affairs that Congress should fix, but I’m not holding my breath.

TrueGeek 5y ago

Non-paywall link: https://web.archive.org/web/20210421205347/https://www.wired.com/2010/11/hacker-border-search/ https://web.archive.org/web/20210421205347/https://www.wired...

Yajirobe 5y ago

Why did they do this to him??

tremon 5y ago
Does that really matter?
- Yajirobe 5y ago
  Uhh.. yes, I want to know the reasons for taking away and searching through a random person's computer