CBP Directive 3340-049B: Border Search of Electronic Devices

Re:CBP Directive 3340-049B: Border Search of Electronic Devices by gruez on Sunday May 24, 2026 @06:03PM (#48261467)

>Going to China means your devices are owned when the plane touches down if not before.

???

Are American made operating systems (Android, iOS, Windows, Mac) so full of 0days that the Chinese are burning them on random travelers? This just feels like either severe paranoia and/or chinese/american psyop, making people think that China has some magic hacking power.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:CBP Directive 3340-049B: Border Search of Electronic Devices by paulsen on Sunday May 24, 2026 @08:30PM (#48262392)

I wouldn't say your devices are owned, but you should expect being monitored and your communications being recorded.

You could make an argument about the security of the modem of your devices, as that was often a target due to it not being particularly secure and it having wide access to your device, but I believe that started changing some years ago when this started being a more widely reported issue.

[ Parent | on HN ]