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As a thought experiment, what would happen if you wrote your own malicious payload to a burner device and handed that over? What if you warned the border agents
by algoatecorn 4y ago
As a thought experiment, what would happen if you wrote your own malicious payload to a burner device and handed that over? What if you warned the border agents that your device would deliver malicious code and they plugged it in anyway?
- beebeepka 4y agoWhat do you think would happen to a regular person performing such an act? Would it be like Texas Chainsaw Massacre or a James Bond movie?
- algoatecorn 4y agoHuh? I'm asking about the realistic outcome, whether that be denial of border crossing, criminal charges, or they choose to not examine the device and let you through.
- shabbatt 4y agonow what if you bought the phone off craigslist?
- algoatecorn 4y agoThat's likely not relevant since during a border crossing your identity has already been verified.
- shabbatt 4y ago"how was i supposed to know the phone i bought on craigslist had a payload?" plausible deniability. edit: please dont actually do this.
- shiftpgdn 4y agoI believe there was a defcon talk about this but for the life of me I can't find it. My advice is to epoxy your lightning port closed (or snip the data connection inside the phone) and use wireless charging exclusively. edit: It was the Signal founder. https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/04/21/signal-hacks-cellebrite-device-reveals-vulnerabilities-and-potential-apple-copyright-concerns https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/04/21/signal-hacks-cell...
- rootusrootus 4y agoMy guess is it would be like setting up a trap gun and putting a sign on the door warning about it. Still illegal. But I'm a rando on the Internet and a loooooong ways from being any kind of lawyer, and I didn't stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night, either.
- hnbad 4y agoWhat if you planted a bomb in a package on your doorstep with instructions on it telling people not to open it? What if the package thief stealing your package opens it and causes an explosion injuring themselves and maybe others? You're describing a (digital) booby trap. Since you're knowingly targeting law enforcement officers, I'm not sure legal theory factors into whether you could get away with it in practice but even theoretically the answer is probably no, that's a computer crime.