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psybin
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Comment #13646437
Yes, it's impossible to disable the disk encryption on iOS. If you don't set a passcode, the disk is still encrypted (but only with a per device key), this prevents recovery of dat…
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Comment #13646399
I've been party to discussions like this, I know how it goes. Once you're shoved in a small room indefinitely, all of your possessions and shoes taken so you don't kill yourself, a…
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Comment #13646386
I frequently see people with KitKat devices. Just because they aren't being sold by big parties now doesn't mean people don't have them, I can't make a global statement about Andro…
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Comment #13646250
The waiting line for immigration/customs is not the area I'm talking about, this area is where you go once you fail the initial screening. In some international airports like Sydne…
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Comment #13646231
At least on an iPhone, erased is erased. On android some versions use full disk encryption but many do not, it's a guess.
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Comment #13646202
All Apple devices are AES encrypted with a combination of a key on flash in the CPU, and a unique static key in the CPU core. "Erasing" the phone just removes the key, rendering th…
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Comment #13646188
The area you are frog marched into is strictly no devices allowed, if they see you with any electronics in your hand you will be pounced upon. This is very obviously because people…
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Comment #13646171
Option 1, why did you bring decoys? You should probably sit here in this cell for a bit while we work out what the fuck you're doing. Option 2, they can't stop you from entering bu…
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Comment #13646029
"Is this the phone you use on a day to day basis"- felony if you lie.
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Comment #13645712
We too have used Uberconference, I forget why we ditched that as well, might have been down to the cost of the thing. I actually quite liked it, the web application was solid and i…
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Comment #13641826
Do you have people using the POTS gateways?
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Comment #13641723
If two participants are in EU, the latency is awful. I don't get the impression they have multiple POPs.
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Comment #13641630
Zoom is consistently garbage for us. The latency is high, the audio quality is low, and the apps have a really terrible user experience.
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Comment #13631626
I believe it's supposed to be only names you've gone under, calling yourself horsemaster88 on youtube wouldn't be included, but calling yourself Jerry Fink, lord of horses would be…
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Comment #13631607
Misleading border guards with statements and behaviour like that is also a felony.
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Comment #13630925
Are you using a system to hide information from us? Answer in the negative and you just committed a felony.
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Comment #13630905
If they ask you "is there any hidden data on this device", you would have to respond in the affirmative. Lying to a border guard is a felony, there's no cute technical solution to …
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Comment #13630772
The documentation that comes when you are compelled to give over keys mentions that they will retain complete copies of any disks, drives, flash card, any piece of data until it is…
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Comment #13630724
Read the Snowden docs more closely, there's an express program for automatic identification of VPN traffic patterns.
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Comment #13630719
> To me having several pseudonyms and also using throwaways is part of standard information hygiene. I also have multiple email addresses, some are set to forward to others (one-wa…
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Comment #13630712
Lying to, or misleading a border agent is a felony in the US.
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Comment #13533981
300Mb wifi, there's bathrooms, a kitchen, 24 hour access for about double the price (and comes with a fixed desk).
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Comment #13519633
Zoom is pretty awful, we have constant issues with audio quality.
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Comment #13519632
I pay about $20 USD a week for a desk.
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Comment #13519081
That seems grossly excessive.