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Re:Questions for TSA after reports of laptop and phone searc... by reaperducer on Monday March 12, 2018 @04:54PM (#16571520)
>It's possible the TSA will claim that taking a device for some amount of time and giving it back doesn't qualify as a (4th amendment) search.

I wonder how long it would take to clone a phone and give back a ringer with some extra software installed. It's not like most people know the serial number of their phone. And if the phone's in a case, then put the ringer in the target phones case, and it has the same look and feel.

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Re:Questions for TSA after reports of laptop and phone searc... by khedoros1 on Monday March 12, 2018 @05:08PM (#16571639)
What about authentication details held in the "secure enclave", or equivalent? If they can unlock my phone, I think it would be faster and easier to just install their "extra software", rather than the technical difficulties involved in transparently replacing the hardware with a new copy of the same thing.

Especially if I've got a semi-obscure phone in an unpopular color. That's at the level of a targeted attack against an individual.

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