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>Best thing to do is disconnect and power electronic devices off prior to presenting yourself at the border. I might argue that unpowered mobile devices, inclu
by cheese_van 3y ago
>Best thing to do is disconnect and power electronic devices off prior to presenting yourself at the border.
I might argue that unpowered mobile devices, including laptops, bring attention to the devices.
Border inspection types are certainly inclined to ask that you power your devices if they are off - at least they often do with foreigners entering Germany.
- jmspring 3y agoI've been required to power on devices (even RPis) when traversing through Spain. Some places do require seeing devices power on (even if it's some blinking lights).
- genocidicbunny 3y agoI have had TSA and CBP ask that I power on my laptop when traveling in the early 2010's.
- realusername 3y ago> Border inspection types are certainly inclined to ask that you power your devices if they are off - at least they often do with foreigners entering Germany. The reason for that is that you could disguise a bomb as a laptop where the battery would be the explosive. That device would never been able to be powered on though, hence the check.