Subj : us border searches data
To   : AUGUST ABOLINS
From : Mike Powell
Date : Sun Aug 31 2025 09:47:14

> Both sides reserve the legal right to search devices, but the
> US one (CBP) is the one that is doing more of them and even
> going as far as copying contents.

What I figured.

> I dunno..  maybe you could just stash the extra images
> (assuming SD media cards) in your wallet.  But having them
> search a laptop or tablet is going to far imho.

I agree.

> I suppose one could upload an disk image of a laptop to the
> cloud, and install a basic linux distro in its place.  Then,
> once clear of customs, simply reinstall the saved disk image?

I am thinking maybe reimage the HD before leaving on the trip, and
use a different password.  That way all that is on it is the OS, software, and
the photos in question... no personal data so their copies won't contain
any.

Mike


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