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What to do if border police ask to search your phone
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this post was submitted on 04 Apr 2025
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Even though I have nothing incriminating on my phone, I still do a check up on my phone before I go to the airport. Just move all my photos/files/downloads to my PC.
I used to backup my phone wipe it and then restore once across the boarder.