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Hi all,

I am travelling soon to the US, for my vocation and as a long-time private person I will be taking some steps to maintain my privacy as I enter the country.

As this is an interesting area of the topic, I have decided to throw the question open to all of you.

What precautions (IT, physical, mental, otherwise) do you undertake when travelling internationally?

M.

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[-] Charger8232@lemmy.ml 17 points 7 months ago

Here are some helpful links from the EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) on the topic:

https://www.eff.org/wp/defending-privacy-us-border-guide-travelers-carrying-digital-devices

https://www.eff.org/files/2017/03/10/digital-privacy-border-2017-guide3.10.17.pdf

https://www.eff.org/files/2018/01/11/border-pocket-guide-2.pdf

https://www.eff.org/issues/border-searches

I'm sure there's more that I haven't put here, feel free to sift through the search page

Having lived in the U.S. my whole life, (and this doesn't speak for everyone), it's not the dystopia people make it out to be all the time. In fact, people will likely judge you for wearing a face mask. If you care about hiding your face, sunglasses and a cap is enough. Remember to be reasonable with your threat model!

this post was submitted on 18 Mar 2024
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