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by rouvax 2610 days ago
Thanks for pointing out to this guide which looks exhaustive.

I was a bit disappointed when I saw EFF's 1-page "pocket guide" which IMO does not provide real advice while at the border: https://www.eff.org/document/eff-border-search-pocket-guide

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What advice do you feel is missing? I read both and the pocket guide seems a fair high level summary to me. Given the nature of the problem all one can arguably do is point out consequences and provide a channel for reporting to the eff; real practical choices are thin on the ground for travellers today beyond travelling with wiped devices and restoring at destination.

I think the issue is maybe that today, there are no good options for travellers to the US concerned about data security, and that any form of non-compliance is likely going to ruin your day. Doubly so for non-citizens. The border agents have enormous amount of discretion today.