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what to do with your phone on nternational travel? (leminal.space)

submitted 14 hours ago by xorollo@leminal.space to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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We all read about the attempts to charge a US Citizen for destruction of evidence for using the distress pin on his GOS phone. So what is safe to do if you know you will be traveling internationally? Are people getting a burner phone and leaving their normal phone at home? What's to stop you from saying you dont have a phone if you are stopped at a border crossing?

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[–] benjirenji@slrpnk.net 4 points 6 hours ago

... or most other places. Nobody ever wanted to even see my phone.

Most questions I've been asked ever was the few times I went to the US in the past.

The US immigration officers want to know who picks you up, what you do, ask details about your work, random shit. I had to explain to one details about a wedding I was going to attend. Another wanted to know details about the VR devices I worked with.

Other countries at most ask profession, duration of stay and address in the country. I've been to countless countries on every continent except Antarctica. Your mileage may vary of course because discrimination against certain passport holders is real.