[jmclnx]

I know, I was thinking of going there next year, not now.

[devmunchies]

If concerned about privacy/security during international travel, a good option is to get a burner phone. A cheap android phone is peanuts.

[mrkeen]

Give it time. One day people will be arrested at borders for "suspicion that they are travelling with a decoy phone".

[c1sc0]

“Not having a smart phone” already is a warning sign in some countries.

[pengaru]

Yeppppp

https://www.aclu.org/other/constitution-100-mile-border-zone

[nobody9999]

>If concerned about privacy/security during international travel, a good option is to get a burner phone. A cheap android phone is peanuts.

Or just a Nandroid[0][1] backup and flashing the stock rom before you go, then restoring upon return.

[0] https://www.howtogeek.com/240582/how-to-back-up-and-restore-...

[1] I don't know if this is possible with Apple phones, as I don't use them. Perhaps someone could elucidate on the viability of this option for iOS devices?

[sph]

Well shit, this was my reason not to ever visit the US, but I live in Britain so I'm fucked anyway.

[jmclnx]

I wish I could laugh, seems the US, UK and Australia are in a competition to see who can out do each other.

What is it with English Speaking Countries ? I guess Canada is OK because of Quebec keeps them sane :)

[yamtaddle]

> What is it with English Speaking Countries ?

Legal systems based on common-law?

[louloulou]

Canada has the same shit, NZ too.

[upofadown]

Apparently not for the Canadian case:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_disclosure_law#Canada

[jmclnx]

>In a 2010 Quebec Court of Appeal case the court stated that a password compelled from an individual by law enforcement "is inadmissible and that renders the subsequent seizure of the data unreasonable

Quebec for the win :)

[ta1243]

France and Belgium also have similar laws backed by imprisonment

[ta1243]

Literally been like this for over 15 years, and people were sent to jail from 2009 onwards because of it

https://www.theregister.com/2009/11/24/ripa_jfl