I Had My Electronics Seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Re:I Had My Electronics Seized by U.S. Customs and Border Pr... by coldtea on Sunday January 22, 2017 @09:08AM (#13455233)

>3) Your machine essentially now contains random data (even to you), perhaps except the partition table and/or boot parition(s). Tell the authorities that you "fill your hardisk up with random data before traveling in case of theft."

Sounds like a sure-fire way to get them to harass you more and pay closer attention to yourself.

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Re:I Had My Electronics Seized by U.S. Customs and Border Pr... by drvdevd on Sunday January 22, 2017 @01:49PM (#13456508)

Yeah perhaps this is not the best hypothetical response...

I still believe there is a way to adjust such an encryption scheme to meet the ideal criteria:

1. you're not lying 2. you can't provide access 3. you're not drawing extra attention to yourself

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Re:I Had My Electronics Seized by U.S. Customs and Border Pr... by rdslw on Sunday January 22, 2017 @11:08AM (#13455730)

If this is what happens, then this is not a free country. There is a border where you must stop in harassing your own citizens under the pretext of security.

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Re:I Had My Electronics Seized by U.S. Customs and Border Pr... by coldtea on Monday January 23, 2017 @04:33AM (#13460971)

Few countries (if any) are really free.

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