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   Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 11-Apr-2025 08:22:18 JST Electronic Frontier Foundation

   Powering off your phone or laptop erases the key that unlocks its encryption, and so protects against unwanted searches, EFF’s Will Greenberg told AP. “This is why a border agent can’t simply turn a device on to use a tool like Cellebrite.” https://apnews.com/article/internet-privacy-smartphones-travel-e0a3146ae7966ea0e4157dbfae1f6a81

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     Carolyn (cstamp@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 11-Apr-2025 15:01:53 JST Carolyn

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     @eff "“If detected by a border agent, the fact that you wiped your hard drive may prompt the agent to ask why you did so,” the EFF’s guide says. “Even traveling without devices or data that most travelers typically have could attract suspicion and questions.”"

     Reason: I don't want some creepy gestapo pawing through my underwear. I guess I'd have to come up with a more snowflake-aimed rewording... ;)

     Steve's Place and GreenSkyOverMe (Monika) repeated this.
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     Carolyn (cstamp@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 11-Apr-2025 15:01:53 JST Carolyn

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     @eff "Britain’s counterterrorism law allows police to demand that people passing through the country’s border hand over devices along with passwords and PINs. If they refuse, they can be charged with terrorism."

     So US not the only scary border...

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     Carolyn (cstamp@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 11-Apr-2025 15:01:54 JST Carolyn

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     @eff "There are also fears that police could use fingerprints stored on government databases."

     So PIN passwords.

     "Most modern phones & some laptops encrypt their data using a strong cryptographic keys only accessible when the user unlocks it with the passcode...

     If the device is locked but not turned off, the key remains loaded on the device’s memory. Powerful hacking tools made by companies like Cellebrite can recover the key and decipher the data."