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Re:Canada Border Services seizes lawyer's phone, laptop for ... by morganvachon on Sunday May 05, 2019 @07:17PM (#19835695)
Unless you are under an active investigation, the chances of your mailed laptop or phone being intercepted and searched are far, far less than if they are on your person at the border.

Still, if you are paranoid enough you can mitigate the danger of your data falling into unsecured hands (at the border or by mail intercept) by using an encrypted shadow volume:

https://www.veracrypt.fr/en/Hidden%20Volume.html

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Re:Canada Border Services seizes lawyer's phone, laptop for ... by logifail on Monday May 06, 2019 @11:27AM (#19840277)
> the chances of your mailed laptop or phone being intercepted and searched are far, far less than if they are on your person at the border

Isn't "mailing a laptop" now counted as sending dangerous goods, due to the battery?[0]

If so, the chances of it being subject to interception and/or search might well be far higher than someone just carrying a laptop in hand luggage across an international border.

[0] https://www.dhl.com/en/express/shipping/shipping_advice/lith...

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Re:Canada Border Services seizes lawyer's phone, laptop for ... by ThePowerOfFuet on Thursday May 09, 2019 @06:01AM (#19866786)
How do you think the manufacturer ships them, one by one, to the purchasers?
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Re:Canada Border Services seizes lawyer's phone, laptop for ... by logifail on Friday May 10, 2019 @03:08AM (#19875724)
I've just had a look on my favourite parcel shipping site and found this wording in their terms:

> RESTRICTED ITEMS The following items are deemed unsuitable for shipment by our services, and are therefore restricted. Any of these items being sent may result in surcharges, delays or confiscation by authorities where appropriate. No damage cover is available with these items:

> [a long list of stuff, including laptops]

So, who here would be happy to ship their laptop internationally without damage cover?

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