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Re:French publisher arrested in London for his refusal to te... by devmunchies on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @04:34PM (#35619666)
If concerned about privacy/security during international travel, a good option is to get a burner phone. A cheap android phone is peanuts.
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Re:French publisher arrested in London for his refusal to te... by mrkeen on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @04:37PM (#35619705)
Give it time. One day people will be arrested at borders for "suspicion that they are travelling with a decoy phone".
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Re:French publisher arrested in London for his refusal to te... by c1sc0 on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @12:20AM (#35624198)
“Not having a smart phone” already is a warning sign in some countries.
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Re:French publisher arrested in London for his refusal to te... by pengaru on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @04:52PM (#35619935)
Yeppppp

https://www.aclu.org/other/constitution-100-mile-border-zone

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Re:French publisher arrested in London for his refusal to te... by nobody9999 on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @05:30PM (#35620523)
>If concerned about privacy/security during international travel, a good option is to get a burner phone. A cheap android phone is peanuts.

Or just a Nandroid[0][1] backup and flashing the stock rom before you go, then restoring upon return.

[0] https://www.howtogeek.com/240582/how-to-back-up-and-restore-...

[1] I don't know if this is possible with Apple phones, as I don't use them. Perhaps someone could elucidate on the viability of this option for iOS devices?

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