How to lock down your phone if you're traveling to the U.S.
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How to lock down your phone if you're traveling to the U.S.
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#2Mirror: https://archive.is/rDbgD
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#3"Motorola moto g play 2024 Smartphone, Android 14 Operating System, Termux, And cryptsetup: Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS) Encryption/Decryption And The ext4 Filesystem Without Using root Access, Without Using proot-distro, And Without Using QEMU": https://old.reddit.com/r/MotoG/comments/1jkl0f8/motorola_mot... (old.reddit.com/r/MotoG/comments/1jkl0f8/motorola_moto_g_play_2024_smartphone_android_14/)
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#4"Locking down" is almost always a bad approach when it comes to border crossings. You have very little rights at the border, so keeping your phone locked and refusing to divulge the 20 characters password isn't really an option. Even without the threat of detaining you, they can refuse entry (if you're not a citizen/permanent resident), or seize your $1000 phone/laptop. Far better to wipe your phone and restore from backup after you've crossed the border. The article does make a good point that you should seed your wiped phone with signs of activity so it doesn't look freshly wiped.
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#5I'm just not going to go to the US frankly.
Only reason I would is tourism, and I like my vacations harassment & risk of detainment free
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#6I lock it down in the living room and then head for the airport. I didn’t even have to read the article to know.
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#7Why even go to the US if you're fearing it that much
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#8Why even go to the US if you're fearing it that much
OK, I'll bite. I'm a dual citizen of the U.S. and a neighbouring country whose sovereignty has been threatened recently and live in that country. Our daughter goes to school in the U.S., though, so travel to the U.S. for performances & to schlep her stuff to/from school at the beginning and end of the year is non-optional.
People have all sorts of reasons to have to travel to U.S. So I very much appreciate the advice rendered in TFA because the Due Process Clauses of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments are considered optional at the U.S. border.
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#9I'm just not going to go to the US frankly. Only reason I would is tourism, and I like my vacations harassment & risk of detainment free
"US expected a big travel year, but overseas visitors — angered by Trump — are heading elsewhere": https://apnews.com/article/tourism-us-travel-trump-visitors-... (apnews.com/article/tourism-us-travel-trump-visitors-international-14c31b490fd382d09ad5cae625ddc937)
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#10I remember looking at a friend's bookshelves and noticing a travel guide to the Soviet Union. It had a short chapter on what to expect when crossing the border and the fact you might be followed by the security services.
And what do we have in 2025?
I don't think it was a Lonely Planet https://www.bbc.com/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/AP5ln7N8TRGkf...