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by JumpCrisscross 70 days ago
> if you are the kind of person these exploits are likely to target, you should have it on

You can also selectively turn it on in high-risk settings. I do so when I travel abroad or go through a border. (Haven't started doing it yet with TSA domestically. Let's see how the ICE fiasco evolves.)

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For entering the US you want to fully wipe your phone first. Lockdown mode is useless since they will just hold you in a basement until you unlock the phone for them to clone.
> Lockdown mode is useless since they will just hold you in a basement until you unlock the phone for them to clone

If this is a risk for you, sure. Wipe it. For most people they may ask to fiddle around with it before giving it back.