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Re:What could happen if you refuse to unlock your phone at t... by westbywest on Thursday February 16, 2017 @12:07PM (#13661554)
Given that border agents may go as far as cloning hard drive contents, what advantage does an additional partition have? A thorough search may uncover the hidden/encrypted partition, which then becomes another item for which you'd be requested to provide "technical assistance."
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Re:What could happen if you refuse to unlock your phone at t... by koheripbal on Thursday February 16, 2017 @12:14PM (#13661625)
They aren't going to inspect the HD partitions at the border. They clone for a later time - at which point, you'd already be admitted and are not obliged to assist them.
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