I’m going to Spain next week and it has me thinking what do I need to be prepared for when re entering the states. I am planning on deleting signal and my Lemmy clients to start, anything else I should be aware of?
Update: I had zero issues getting through customs, no extra searches nothing. I will also tell people to download the MPC app because I waltzed past a huge line when I got to customs in Atlanta.
Max paranoia: Backup your data and apps to a fully encrypted data source you trust. I.e. seedvault… optionally you can practice restoring a backup on another phone … a untested backup is just hope. And if your brave, factory reset… once you arrive and are happy and safe, restore the backup
Reasonable: Prepare a second travel only phone: taxi apps, voip, travel email, secondary im
In the airplane-
Disable biometric unlock unless you have multifactor already (gos)
Turn off your phone before landing, and only turn it on after clearing customs. If your phone leaves your custody at any point then it’s compromised and don’t turn it on or login.
Be polite, respectful, and efficient in the airport.