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Indeed, from now on I will back up my phone to the cloud, wipe it before going over a border, then reinstalling after. It's the only sane thing to do.
lulz, you should assume the NSA has access to anything you store in the "cloud".
This appears to be a horrifying development. There has been similar treatment of journalists writing about Edward Snowden. I wish there was will to change our laws to restrict such searches, but it aint happening right now.
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I can't upvote this enough. I'm a law abiding citizen, but I still wipe my phone and restore from iCloud after I've made my way through customs or border control.
Yes and you have to keep in mind that just because someone has the legal authority to seize your posession, you have no reason to trust that what they will do with it will be legal as well. For all you know they can do any number of stupid and/or malicious things with your device that don't reflect the intentions of the government they represent either (being generous here). They are just people, after all.
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I’ve always found it ridiculous that the content of devices is fair game. There is literally nothing on a phone that couldn’t be digitally downloaded after crossing the border (therefore no “threat” by bringing the phone with you). Similarly, there is no possible way to harm an airplane based on what is present on a laptop; and even if there were, you could buy in-flight WiFi and download the bits after boarding. You…
Someone should mod android so when you enter a second password it wipes everything but gives the appearance of a regular login.
I am deeply concerned for the state of my country people say stupid shit like this: > “Keeping America safe and enforcing our nation’s laws in an increasingly digital world depends on our ability to lawfully examine all materials entering the U.S.,” Mr. Givens said in a statement on Thursday. People who say this fail to realize they are the threat.
I don't think they care, honestly.
Freedom of the press means reporters can publish whatever they like. The CBP isn't stopping him from doing that. It certainly doesn't mean that reporters are free from searches that the average citizen has to put up with.
This appears to be a horrifying development. There has been similar treatment of journalists writing about Edward Snowden. I wish there was will to change our laws to restrict such searches, but it aint happening right now.
Notably Laura Poitras (US citizen) even before she covered Snowden was harassed at border crossing for her coverage of the Iraq war. It is truly scary how bad things have gotten just under Obama, someone who campaigned for "change" and disclosure. With Trump, a man who has been extremely litigious against journalist who cover him negatively, it's terrifying to consider how much worse things can get. One can only hope…
Even if it is, have you noticed how little regard the extreme right has for the judicial branch? They claim to be constitutionalists while ignoring any interpretations (or citations) that don't support their position on any given issue.
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Actually if I were alone I would have done that just to prove a point, but I was with my SO and I didn't want to ruin his vacation as well.
Once you are denied entry in to Canada (or the us) be prepared to answer questions about it for the rest of your life every time you cross the border. Even if you decide not to enter as opposed to being denied I bet it pops up on their screen for a long time.
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Indeed, from now on I will back up my phone to the cloud, wipe it before going over a border, then reinstalling after. It's the only sane thing to do.
For that you would need to be able to fully trust your cloud storage provider, the ISPs used in transint to and from, the used encryption methods and last but not least: the baseband firmware of your phone.
I'm so embarrassed how America treats people entering the U.S. It's the first experience foreigners have in our country, and we make it one of the worst experiences in the developed world. Industries that benefit from tourism should lobby the Federal Government to improve the travel experience to, from, and within the US. I personally would fly at least a few more times a year if the TSA/CBP process treated people wi…
> I'm so embarrassed how America treats people entering the U.S. The contrast between entering other civilised countries and entering the United States is one of the things I hate about travelling. Every other country I visit manages to control its borders and have a pleasant, polite entry process, but not my own! I've seen border agents scream and holler at people who clearly don't understand English: there's just n…