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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIll never bring my phone on an international flight again. Neither should you.
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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."
dchill
(38,512 posts)Coming soon: cell phone - don't leave home WITH it.
lastlib
(23,257 posts)Pack your current one away.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)Now more than ever it is important to resist all the big brother snooping that is going on, esp. with clowns heading the Gov.
Delmette2.0
(4,168 posts)I am not a paranoid person, but this is really getting scary. If we are pulled over for a traffic violation or in an accident will the law officer be able to ask for our phone?
Spider Jerusalem
(21,786 posts)they're cheap and have much longer battery life (which matters if you're travelling abroad anyway since finding a charger to fit a non-US socket can be a pain).
mwooldri
(10,303 posts)Though it has no camera... Can always have a separate camera...
Personally I'm not worried, because if I have secrets, the phone isn't going to be where I put them.
yortsed snacilbuper
(7,939 posts)Still yet I don't like the idea of people looking at my stuff.
I drive up to Canada once in a while and use the smart phone to find my way around and in case I break down, I will be taking more precautions now though.