Should International Travelers Leave Their Phones At Home? (freecodecamp.com)

Long-time Slashdot reader Toe, The sums up what he learned from freeCodeCamp's Quincy Larson: "Before you travel internationally, wipe your phone or bring/rent/buy a clean one." Larson's article is titled "I'll never bring my phone on an international flight again. Neither should you." All the security in the world can't save you if someone has physical possession of your phone or laptop, and can intimidate you into giving up your password... Companies like Elcomsoft make 'forensic software' that can suck down all your photos, contacts -- even passwords for your email and social media accounts -- in a matter of minutes.... If we do nothing to resist, pretty soon everyone will have to unlock their phone and hand it over to a customs agent while they're getting their passport swiped... And with this single new procedure, all the hard work that Apple and Google have invested in encrypting the data on your phone -- and fighting for your privacy in court -- will be a completely moot point.
The article warns Americans that their constitutional protections don't apply because "the U.S. border isn't technically the U.S.," calling it "a sort of legal no-man's-land. You have very few rights there." Larson points out this also affects Canadians, but argues that "You can't hand over a device that you don't have."

Comments

Re:Ways around this

[Ol Olsoc]

Yeesh, calm down will ya. Just be cause I don't want to visit your country due to the protracted, draconian and at times even humiliating process I'd have to subject myself to in order to get a Visa, that does not mean that I hate Americans.

Then why do you make up shit about us? I'm quite calm, I just get tired of the lies that people tell about us. So I just deal a little of your own excitement back to you.

You're a liar. Don't think much of liars. Of course, that allows you the benefit of making up whatever you like. And since there isn't much point in dealing with people who simply make shit up, you can have the last post and declare yourself the winner. But you're still a liar.

Re:Ways around this

[Hylandr]

it's just the current head of state is a fuckwit

This has been true starting with Kennedy's successor.

All joking aside, the media has portrayed him as such. According to the media drinking a cup of coffee in the morning is an act worthy of impeachment.

You don't amass billions or get elected to the highest office in the world despite running against one of the most expensive campaigns in history and WIN by accident.

If you believe everything the media feeds you you're not as smart as you think you are.

Re:Ways around this

[Hylandr]

Without deeply investigating a mans private fortune, he has one. A personal fortune that is likely more money than you will ever see in your life, AND he's president of the United States of America.

Somewhere, someplace whether you like it or not he did enough things right to keep and increase his holdings, as well as attain the highest political office in the world.

I would suggest your information is grossly inaccurate, or you just hate him and refuse to give credit where credit is due. Either way, you're not going to be very successful arguing with *results*.