High-Tech Gadgets Can Pose Problems At Mexican Border

TechnologyResource writes "Going across the border will be a more 'interesting' experience since Customs and Border Protection will now be checking laptops, digital cameras, cell phones and any other electronics on your person or in your vehicle. It's not a new authority, according to Angelica De Cima, Office of Public Affairs Liaison 'They've always had the right to inspect your person, vehicle, baggage, anything on you. Nothing has changed from before,' De Cima said."

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Re:information smuggling?

[jc42]

Why not just FTP it.

Because FTP sends everything, including your id and password, in the clear. It is no longer used by anyone with a grain of sense.

FTP has mostly been replaced by scp, sftp, rsync+ssh, or other software that encrypts the data. This doesn't stand out in international traffic like you might think, because such a huge portion of network traffic is now encrypted. For instance, all your credit card transactions and your online banking are encrypted, mostly to prevent the ISPs from picking off your account numbers and PINs and selling them to the highest bidders.