Post

Crossing into the United States has become increasingly dangerous for digital privacy, not only for non-citizens but for Americans as well. Here are a few steps you can take to minimize the risk of Customs and Border Protection accessing your data:

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 Protection accessing your data.

950 reposts1.9K likes

Get an empty burner phone. Fill it with thousands of different dick pics. Have a good laugh at the border. (This won’t help you at all but it will be amusing).

The GOP has authorized logging half our national forests. They’ve cut staffing at the national park service. They’re purging educational signs and lit about indigenous peoples, people of color. They’re eliminating environmental protections to air, water, food. Measles rampant. Not the time.

If your device is logged into social media, the authorities can read everything there that you can. If your friends have trusted you enough to share private personal information in friends-locked posts, the authorities can read that information and you have just betrayed your friends' trust in you.

The border shouldn't be a digital dragnet, but under this administration, your phone is fair game. Whether you're a citizen or not, crossing into the U.S. now comes with the risk of surveillance. Protect your data like you protect your rights—because both are under attack. #DigitalPrivacy

I'm old enough to remember when these (or their pre-digital equivalents) were the steps one took when traveling to authoritarian countries, not if you were returning to (or traveling to) the United States.

Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. From protesters to travelers being detained, it seems like a good time to reshare this guide:

wired.comThe WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government SurveillanceDonald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to ev...

Upload backup of files to cloud. Carry old flip phone when travelling. Upon reaching other country, get cheap phone and download from cloud as needed. On return trip, backup new & modified files to cloud. Destroy phone. Travel back with flip phone. Hand over flip phone to CBP.