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by clubm8 2792 days ago
OP, are you on Android or iPhone? The advice would be OS specific.

In general, use encryption, with a good passphrase[1]. Fully power down your phone in dangerous situations, like when crossing the border or pulled over by law enforcement. Practice data minimization. For example, turn on Signal's disappearing messages feature - do you really need to look back more than a week at your chats?

Install a VPN since you'll be using a lot of suspect wifi.

And personally, I avoid logging into anything super sensitive (ex: retirement account) unless I'm at home.

https://theintercept.com/2015/03/26/passphrases-can-memorize...