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Originally Posted by After Shock Media
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.
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Total bullshit. They can't make you give up your password. There is recent case involving exactly this scenario.
Also, the government is going to have one hell of a hard time cracking TrueCrypt. Can you come up with one example of anyone being able to crack their encryption? The customs agent at the border won't even know you have anything encrypted on your computer if you set it up right.
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Originally Posted by After Shock Media
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.
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That is not a bad idea, but having to download everything would be a huge pain in the ass I imagine. You could install a "clean" main OS with TrueCrypt and completely hide your work OS.
It's not about doing illegal things. The government will shit list you just for having porn on your computer. Then you will probably be harassed anytime you enter the US. No thanks...
