Man sues feds after being detained for refusing to unlock his phone at airport
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Re: Man sues feds after being detained for refusing to unlock his phone at airport
#2Was this incident recorded by any passers-by?
It may sound as if I'm asking out of doubt, but rather, I'm asking to see if my hunch that CBP is equally as reckless and uncaring in front of a camera as e.g. other law enforcement agencies.
Re: Man sues feds after being detained for refusing to unlock his phone at airport
#3This is certainly not the first article of its kind, and the legality of such action seems to be upheld in court (at least the use of search without a warrant at the border).
So, the selfish question then is: How do I protect myself from such unwarranted searches? Is there a way I can present my phone such that it drops into a mode that contains no data? Do I need to back my phone up before traveling, wipe it for the border crossing, and then restore once I feel safe?
It feels crazy to ask this question, as an American citizen, but HN, what do you do to protect your data at the American border?
Re: Man sues feds after being detained for refusing to unlock his phone at airport
#4Nice job Americans. When will you people learn to treat your citizens with decency and stop this ridiculous behaviour. You should be protesting in your streets.
Re: Man sues feds after being detained for refusing to unlock his phone at airport
#5This is certainly not the first article of its kind, and the legality of such action seems to be upheld in court (at least the use of search without a warrant at the border). So, the selfish question then is: How do I protect myself from such unwarranted searches? Is there a way I can present my phone such that it drops into a mode that contains no data? Do I need to back my phone up before traveling, wipe it for the…
Don't forget that the border zone extends 100 miles in from the actual border (including the great lakes). Most US people live their entire lives in the constitution free zone where this kind of violation is allowed.
Re: Man sues feds after being detained for refusing to unlock his phone at airport
#6Suggestion: for international travel, when possible stow your powered off phone in checked baggage, and bring a non-important factory-reset phone or tablet for entertainment or to connect to the cloud if needed for work etc. If needed keep your work files in a hidden folder on an SD card in your camera... lots of annoying but increasingly necessary workarounds to deal with the growth of authoritarian states.
Re: Man sues feds after being detained for refusing to unlock his phone at airport
#7Nice job Americans. When will you people learn to treat your citizens with decency and stop this ridiculous behaviour. You should be protesting in your streets.
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Re: Man sues feds after being detained for refusing to unlock his phone at airport
#8Suggestion: for international travel, when possible stow your powered off phone in checked baggage, and bring a non-important factory-reset phone or tablet for entertainment or to connect to the cloud if needed for work etc. If needed keep your work files in a hidden folder on an SD card in your camera... lots of annoying but increasingly necessary workarounds to deal with the growth of authoritarian states.
I would advise against putting any phone in your checked luggage. Too many dishonest baggage handlers and security screeners around.
Re: Man sues feds after being detained for refusing to unlock his phone at airport
#9This is certainly not the first article of its kind, and the legality of such action seems to be upheld in court (at least the use of search without a warrant at the border). So, the selfish question then is: How do I protect myself from such unwarranted searches? Is there a way I can present my phone such that it drops into a mode that contains no data? Do I need to back my phone up before traveling, wipe it for the…
Don't forget that the border zone extends 100 miles in from the actual border (including the great lakes). Most US people live their entire lives in the constitution free zone where this kind of violation is allowed.
“Most people” seems like a bit of a stretch...
Re: Man sues feds after being detained for refusing to unlock his phone at airport
#10This is certainly not the first article of its kind, and the legality of such action seems to be upheld in court (at least the use of search without a warrant at the border). So, the selfish question then is: How do I protect myself from such unwarranted searches? Is there a way I can present my phone such that it drops into a mode that contains no data? Do I need to back my phone up before traveling, wipe it for the…
>So, the selfish question then is: How do I protect myself from such unwarranted searches? Is there a way I can present my phone such that it drops into a mode that contains no data? Do I need to back my phone up before traveling, wipe it for the border crossing, and then restore once I feel safe?
Save your encrypted system configuration/data on a service. Leave all your devices behind. Buy new devices on the other side of the border, and restore from the encrypted backup. This is really the only way to completely sidestep the risk.