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18 - Crossing into the United States does not mean you should avoid travel.
It just means travel smarter.
Your digital privacy is part of your sovereignty stack. Reduce exposure and stay in control of your data.
It just means travel smarter.
Your digital privacy is part of your sovereignty stack. Reduce exposure and stay in control of your data.
November 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
18 - Crossing into the United States does not mean you should avoid travel.
It just means travel smarter.
Your digital privacy is part of your sovereignty stack. Reduce exposure and stay in control of your data.
It just means travel smarter.
Your digital privacy is part of your sovereignty stack. Reduce exposure and stay in control of your data.
17 - Quick checklist for your next U.S. entry:
• Backup then remove sensitive data
• Encrypt device
• Disable biometrics
• Power off before crossing
• Travel with a clean device if possible
• Log out of unnecessary accounts
• Inspect device after travel
• Document unusual interactions
• Backup then remove sensitive data
• Encrypt device
• Disable biometrics
• Power off before crossing
• Travel with a clean device if possible
• Log out of unnecessary accounts
• Inspect device after travel
• Document unusual interactions
November 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
17 - Quick checklist for your next U.S. entry:
• Backup then remove sensitive data
• Encrypt device
• Disable biometrics
• Power off before crossing
• Travel with a clean device if possible
• Log out of unnecessary accounts
• Inspect device after travel
• Document unusual interactions
• Backup then remove sensitive data
• Encrypt device
• Disable biometrics
• Power off before crossing
• Travel with a clean device if possible
• Log out of unnecessary accounts
• Inspect device after travel
• Document unusual interactions
16 - After returning, inspect your device.
Look for signs of tampering, new apps, strange battery patterns or unknown accounts.
Rotate passwords and 2FA if anything feels off.
Look for signs of tampering, new apps, strange battery patterns or unknown accounts.
Rotate passwords and 2FA if anything feels off.
November 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
16 - After returning, inspect your device.
Look for signs of tampering, new apps, strange battery patterns or unknown accounts.
Rotate passwords and 2FA if anything feels off.
Look for signs of tampering, new apps, strange battery patterns or unknown accounts.
Rotate passwords and 2FA if anything feels off.
15 - At the border, stay calm and cooperative.
You can ask whether the inspection is basic or advanced.
You can ask for documentation or receipts if your device is taken.
You can ask whether the inspection is basic or advanced.
You can ask for documentation or receipts if your device is taken.
November 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
15 - At the border, stay calm and cooperative.
You can ask whether the inspection is basic or advanced.
You can ask for documentation or receipts if your device is taken.
You can ask whether the inspection is basic or advanced.
You can ask for documentation or receipts if your device is taken.
14 - If your content may trigger extra scrutiny, reduce what is on the device.
There have been cases where travelers were denied entry due to harmless memes on their phones.
There have been cases where travelers were denied entry due to harmless memes on their phones.
November 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
14 - If your content may trigger extra scrutiny, reduce what is on the device.
There have been cases where travelers were denied entry due to harmless memes on their phones.
There have been cases where travelers were denied entry due to harmless memes on their phones.
13 - Use cloud based access rather than local storage for sensitive files.
Keep what you need online in encrypted storage, then access it after you land.
Keep what you need online in encrypted storage, then access it after you land.
November 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
13 - Use cloud based access rather than local storage for sensitive files.
Keep what you need online in encrypted storage, then access it after you land.
Keep what you need online in encrypted storage, then access it after you land.
12 - Power off the device before the border if possible.
This reduces in memory data and tightens the window of opportunity for advanced extraction tools.
This reduces in memory data and tightens the window of opportunity for advanced extraction tools.
November 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
12 - Power off the device before the border if possible.
This reduces in memory data and tightens the window of opportunity for advanced extraction tools.
This reduces in memory data and tightens the window of opportunity for advanced extraction tools.
11 - Fully encrypt your devices.
Use a strong passcode. Disable biometric unlocks since faces and fingerprints are easier for agents to compel in practice.
Use a strong passcode. Disable biometric unlocks since faces and fingerprints are easier for agents to compel in practice.
November 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
11 - Fully encrypt your devices.
Use a strong passcode. Disable biometric unlocks since faces and fingerprints are easier for agents to compel in practice.
Use a strong passcode. Disable biometric unlocks since faces and fingerprints are easier for agents to compel in practice.
10 - Back up your data, then remove sensitive items from the device you travel with.
Log out of apps, remove unnecessary documents, and strip down local storage.
Log out of apps, remove unnecessary documents, and strip down local storage.
November 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
10 - Back up your data, then remove sensitive items from the device you travel with.
Log out of apps, remove unnecessary documents, and strip down local storage.
Log out of apps, remove unnecessary documents, and strip down local storage.
9 - Travel with minimal data and minimal devices.
If you do not need it, do not bring it.
Some people use a clean travel laptop or burner phone.
If you do not need it, do not bring it.
Some people use a clean travel laptop or burner phone.
November 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
9 - Travel with minimal data and minimal devices.
If you do not need it, do not bring it.
Some people use a clean travel laptop or burner phone.
If you do not need it, do not bring it.
Some people use a clean travel laptop or burner phone.
8 - Here is what you can do before crossing the border to reduce risk.
November 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
8 - Here is what you can do before crossing the border to reduce risk.
7 - Some districts are pushing back and require warrants for device searches.
One federal judge in New York ruled that CBP cannot search a phone without a warrant in that jurisdiction.
But this is not nationwide.
One federal judge in New York ruled that CBP cannot search a phone without a warrant in that jurisdiction.
But this is not nationwide.
November 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
7 - Some districts are pushing back and require warrants for device searches.
One federal judge in New York ruled that CBP cannot search a phone without a warrant in that jurisdiction.
But this is not nationwide.
One federal judge in New York ruled that CBP cannot search a phone without a warrant in that jurisdiction.
But this is not nationwide.
6 - Why this matters for privacy minded people.
Your devices may contain Bitcoin wallet notes, self-sovereign tech setups, off grid plans, business data or personal information.
Border searches can expose all of this without a warrant.
Your devices may contain Bitcoin wallet notes, self-sovereign tech setups, off grid plans, business data or personal information.
Border searches can expose all of this without a warrant.
November 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
6 - Why this matters for privacy minded people.
Your devices may contain Bitcoin wallet notes, self-sovereign tech setups, off grid plans, business data or personal information.
Border searches can expose all of this without a warrant.
Your devices may contain Bitcoin wallet notes, self-sovereign tech setups, off grid plans, business data or personal information.
Border searches can expose all of this without a warrant.
5 - If you are not a U.S. citizen, refusing a search can lead to denial of entry.
If you are a citizen, your device can still be detained even if you cannot be refused entry.
If you are a citizen, your device can still be detained even if you cannot be refused entry.
November 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
5 - If you are not a U.S. citizen, refusing a search can lead to denial of entry.
If you are a citizen, your device can still be detained even if you cannot be refused entry.
If you are a citizen, your device can still be detained even if you cannot be refused entry.
4 - There are two types of searches.
A basic search: an officer asks you to unlock the device and scrolls through manually.
An advanced or forensic search: a deeper extraction using specialized tools that pull large amounts of data.
A basic search: an officer asks you to unlock the device and scrolls through manually.
An advanced or forensic search: a deeper extraction using specialized tools that pull large amounts of data.
November 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
4 - There are two types of searches.
A basic search: an officer asks you to unlock the device and scrolls through manually.
An advanced or forensic search: a deeper extraction using specialized tools that pull large amounts of data.
A basic search: an officer asks you to unlock the device and scrolls through manually.
An advanced or forensic search: a deeper extraction using specialized tools that pull large amounts of data.
3 - Device searches are rising fast.
In the 2025 fiscal year, CBP carried out more than 55,000 electronic device searches.
That is roughly a 17 percent increase over the previous year.
In the 2025 fiscal year, CBP carried out more than 55,000 electronic device searches.
That is roughly a 17 percent increase over the previous year.
November 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
3 - Device searches are rising fast.
In the 2025 fiscal year, CBP carried out more than 55,000 electronic device searches.
That is roughly a 17 percent increase over the previous year.
In the 2025 fiscal year, CBP carried out more than 55,000 electronic device searches.
That is roughly a 17 percent increase over the previous year.
2 - CBP has broad legal power to search your phone, laptop, camera, or any digital device at the border.
This is called the border search exception.
In this zone, normal Fourth Amendment protections are reduced.
This is called the border search exception.
In this zone, normal Fourth Amendment protections are reduced.
November 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
2 - CBP has broad legal power to search your phone, laptop, camera, or any digital device at the border.
This is called the border search exception.
In this zone, normal Fourth Amendment protections are reduced.
This is called the border search exception.
In this zone, normal Fourth Amendment protections are reduced.
1 - If you cross into the United States often for work, travel, you should know what can actually happen at the border, what your rights are, and how to reduce exposure when handing devices to CBP.
November 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
1 - If you cross into the United States often for work, travel, you should know what can actually happen at the border, what your rights are, and how to reduce exposure when handing devices to CBP.