The exact circumstances around the search are not known. But activist Samuel Tunick is charged with deleting data from a Google Pixel before CBP’s Tactical Terrorism Response Team could search it.
The few times I’ve traveled internationally I just bought a cheap unlocked burner phone. No telling what you might catch in another country. Plus it’s just basic itsec.
I always wipe my phone before traveling.
There’s nothing in my phone that I’d be the least bit worried about “getting out” but it’s the principle of the thing.
As an added benefit, that protects you if your phone gets lost or stolen during the journey.
The few times I’ve traveled internationally I just bought a cheap unlocked burner phone. No telling what you might catch in another country. Plus it’s just basic itsec.
This has to be the new norm. Memorize the password to LastPass or whatever and just go in clean.