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Countries that warrant that paranoid approach to travel might include not just Russia and China but also America under the increasingly draconian and unpredictable scrutiny of US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), security experts say. A guide on entering the US with your digital privacy intact:

wired.comHow to Enter the US With Your Digital Privacy IntactCrossing into the United States has become increasingly dangerous for digital privacy. Here are a few steps you can take to minimize the risk of Customs and Border Patrol accessing your data.

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You do good work, Wired, but there’s no way in hell I’m entering the United States ever again until the threat of Trump and MAGA are long gone. I live close enough to the border I can see it from my house but I promise I’ll never cross it b/c the U.S. is a fascist oligarchy now.

I visited Russia as a tourist about 7 years ago. Not once was my phone checked. I didn't feel oppressed or surveilled there either. Having said that - I will NOT travel to the US, and I am Canadian. 🇨🇦 #BoycottUSTravel

Criteria for being a shit hole country: 1. Corrupt officials 2. No rule of law 3. Use of private military contractors (pending) 4. having to delete private messages about their leader before travelling there. Don’t travel to shit hole countries.

The World Cup will be in the US, Canada, and Mexico next year. Visiting teams should demand to have all their games in Canada and Mexico, boycotting the US venues, both in protest of how the US is dealing with their people now, and for fear that their players and visitors will be detained by CBP.

"If I thought I were likely to be a targeted person, I would go through this same level of protection." Serious question: does Ryan not understand that he is now a targeted person just because of this published article? Norms are gone, Ryan.