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Returning from vacation? The government can search your phone without a warrant. (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 36 points 1 day ago (14 children)

For the last couple of years, we have traveled with burners and left our primary phones at home. Old phone models are surprisingly capable and cheap.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 day ago (10 children)

    You can also wipe your existing phone and restore your info from a back up after you return.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago (7 children)

    But, to wipe a computer, you have to delete, then write new information over it. Deleting just deletes the references or whatever to the information.

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  • [–] 3 points 12 hours ago*

    Factory reset - you can tie the phone to a blank cloud account easily, then switch back to your main cloud account with another factory reset when you are home and safe. Just an option for people who want to keep their device for the trip. Usually your main phone will have a really good camera and other capabilities burners don’t.

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  • [–] 5 points 23 hours ago (5 children)

    If you’re using encryption you should be good.

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  • [+] -8 points 23 hours ago (4 children)

    I would not be so sure about that now a days. I bet the government(s) have backdoors to a lot of this. You heard it here first ish. So when it comes out, I do require you to say, that asshole online was right.

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  • [–] 1 point 18 hours ago (3 children)

    in the meantime I'll say "👆this asshole IS wrong"

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  • [–] -4 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

    As long as you agree you are shitbitch with a dirty asshole that pisses shit out of you dickhole, sure.

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  • [–] 1 point 14 hours ago (1 child)

    man did you ever misread this guys reply. he was using your own term. you really should have took it with good humor rather than as rage bait. you said you required people to say that asshole is right and he came back that asshole is wrong. I totally would have written something like that. although I personally do not think encryption might not have back doors so not as much on this particular comment but I totally love riffing on a line from a comment to make another comment.

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