[kijin]

> Who is responsible then for paying for this damage?

Craigslist.

Or eBay, or Kijiji, or the Classified section of your local newspaper. Whatever lets you get rid of your possibly contaminated device while recouping at least part of the cost.

The difference between the price of the new device and the amount you can recoup by selling it secondhand, multiplied by the probability that your device will indeed be seized, should be considered an integral part of your budget for any international trip. It's just one of the many ways in which tyrannical governments increase friction in their citizens' daily lives.

[raybeorn]

Would you disclose that it is possibly tainted or are you ok with possibly screwing over the next owner of the device?

[doughj3]

By the very fact of the device being pre-owned, it is inherently possibly tainted.

[raybeorn]

Like most people on craigslist would think of that.