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Questions and suggestions:

1. For "Do as much of your work as possible on an iPhone or iPad." -- as opposed to what? Android and Windows? Would listing device options be a possibility?

2. Possibly: add a set of suggestions for transporting device(s) across borders or acquiring them. I suspect mail or package delivery might be an option -- or if it's not, then clarifying the risks would be of interest.

3. Operating systems: A list of most to least secure might also be handy. E.g., WinCE, Windows, MacOS, iOS, Linux, TAILS, etc. Some indication of where "good enough" starts to apply.

4. Out-of-scope for document to include a full set of terms and definitions, but a glossary with links to additional reading might be of interest.

5. Providing "why" links might also be useful. E.g., Fingerprints (can be forced to divulge, fewer legal protections than passwords).

6. Formatting: A bulleted list would be slightly easier to read. A numbered list can be specifically referenced (e.g., "'Don't' #4 ...").

7. Define terms. E.g., "Long password" "At least 20 characters, 200 if possible", say. Tips on passphrase generation (e.g., xkcd passphrases, "correct battery horse staple".

Finally: thank you for setting this up.



1. As opposed to a laptop.

2. Any concrete advice about crossing borders is hard to give right now. The goal in this document is just to alert people that it is not OK to travel with your work device.

3. For the audience here (think someone providing legal aid at an airport) this is too technical.

4,5,6 Great idea, thank you!

7. It's funny but the XKCD really seems to be the best thing to link.


Thanks.

1. Windows laptop, I take it? Or any laptop?

2. Even if specifics are hard to provide, a pointer to best information, a clear statement that "Any concrete advice about crossing borders is hard to give right now" (in fact that exact phrase strikes me as excellent), and perhaps a pointer to a larger document with laws pertaining to specific countries. Ranked, say, by interest and/or travel volume. World Bank has listings: http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/ST.INT.ARVL?year_high_de...

3. Even people providing legal aid may have support teams who could assimilate the information. Out-of-document link here. Think staged information delivery.

7. It's an effective format for communciation. There are several generators (caveat emptor) as well. For MacOS, it would be easy to create a local generator using wordlists (I've done same on Linux). The problem is actually that the system dictionaries are generally too comprehensive and have really obscure words in them. A GUI wrapper around a Very Simple Shell Script would tend to give good outputs.




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