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Re:Questions for TSA after reports of laptop and phone searc... by lisper on Monday March 12, 2018 @06:47PM (#16572403)
Yes. It provides protection against monkey wrench attacks.

https://xkcd.com/538/

Of course the TSA is not so unsubtle as to actually hit you with a wrench, but they have other ways of making your life miserable.

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Re:Questions for TSA after reports of laptop and phone searc... by codezero on Monday March 12, 2018 @11:00PM (#16573623)
How? They can also plug your usb drive in and say, “unlock it or else wrench...”

Maybe I’m being obtuse but can you explain how it protects against a wrench attack?

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Re:Questions for TSA after reports of laptop and phone searc... by lisper on Tuesday March 13, 2018 @01:41AM (#16574068)
The idea is to stop them from suspecting that you even have it in your possession.
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Re:Questions for TSA after reports of laptop and phone searc... by colejohnson66 on Tuesday March 13, 2018 @12:40AM (#16573901)
Preventing you from boarding your plane for starters
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Re:Questions for TSA after reports of laptop and phone searc... by codezero on Tuesday March 13, 2018 @01:41AM (#16574070)
I don’t understand. Can’t they do this whether I have an encrypted phone or an encrypted usb drive?
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