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> Imagine you're entering a country at the airport. The border agents seize your laptop and force you to unlock it

If this concerned me I would just wipe the drive and/or factory reset the device before travelling, and restore it later, rather than try to experimentally figure out what games I can and can't play with the customs authorities.



This is the approach that people I trust recommend. Some go further: not only should you not take sensitive data across borders physically, you shouldn't rely on your devices (or undeveloped film, for that matter) not getting wiped at the airport.


FWIW, I have a colleague who worked at an office collaboration software firm that applied a "no company tech into China" to everyone.




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