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Originally Posted by Ethersync
If you have a laptop with any porn on it setup a "porn" partition/drive and ENCRYPT IT if you are crossing a US border  |
If your being cautious about it that is not enough and your just inviting trouble.
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Originally Posted by Barefootsies
Why'ss dat foo?
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His reasoning is that they can search your laptop at will and are allowed to do so without a warrant. I was told by my attorney on how he interpreted the laws, they could also make me enter in any password or unencrypt something as well. If I refused or did not do it they could delay/detain me until I did or I surrendered the laptop or drive. Apparently if it was encrypted, I refused to unencrypt it - they could hold it and have it unencrypted themselves. Either way I would be out of the laptop or drive and or they would have access to everything on it.
What I have been doing though is this. I travel with a clean laptop. It has an operating system on it and not much else unless it is just generic nonsense. That is it. No encryption, no hidden drives, no partitions.
I access my email via gmail after I arrive or even at the airport. Nothing stored on my PC and no passwords I could be asked to enter as I do not have the auto login feature even turned on.
When I arrive somewhere I just connect to a server I have set up with a username and password I have no trouble remembering. Proceed to download my ghost copy of my drive. Install that. Wash and repeat. When I leave again it is a clean OS.
Also pretty religious about clearing cache and stuff due to casual browsing or access while waiting at airports and such.
No particular reason to be this cautious. I am not hiding anything illegal. I also pay all my taxes and such. Just do not wish to give anyone a reason to fuck with me or flag me in any fashion.