Blaze@lemmy.zip to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 days agoYes, border control can go through your phone. Here's what travelers should know.eu.usatoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square106fedilinkarrow-up1340arrow-down12
arrow-up1338arrow-down1external-linkYes, border control can go through your phone. Here's what travelers should know.eu.usatoday.comBlaze@lemmy.zip to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 days agomessage-square106fedilink
minus-squarecurbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·3 days ago what the hell are they gonna do? Deny entry. They dont have to try anything.
minus-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoYou’re right. You can also store all your critical data on a MicroSD card and just not even carry an active device. MicroSD is so tiny that it could be hidden inside a modded hollowed out coin…
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoHonestly, a USB drive in another bag would be fine. Encrypt it and leave an unencrypted partition with harmless data and you’re good.
minus-squarecurbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agoThats a better strategy. Or backup your device, factory reset, put the backup somewhere you can get it after traveling, keep only enough on it to keep family updated during the trip itself, restore after youre in.
Deny entry. They dont have to try anything.
You’re right.
You can also store all your critical data on a MicroSD card and just not even carry an active device.
MicroSD is so tiny that it could be hidden inside a modded hollowed out coin…
Honestly, a USB drive in another bag would be fine. Encrypt it and leave an unencrypted partition with harmless data and you’re good.
Thats a better strategy.
Or backup your device, factory reset, put the backup somewhere you can get it after traveling, keep only enough on it to keep family updated during the trip itself, restore after youre in.