alt Hacker News>China installs malware to spy on you. The US doesn't do this.
Source? Are we talking on random travelers, or targeted individuals? I seriously doubt china is doing the former, and I also seriously doubt the US doesn't engage in the latter.
>China installs malware to spy on you. The US doesn't do this.
Source? Are we talking on random travelers, or targeted individuals? I seriously doubt china is doing the former, and I also seriously doubt the US doesn't engage in the latter.
There are many well cited examples.
I believe in politically sensitive areas like Xinjiang it happens to everyone. A past employer gave specific advice regarding Hong Kong as well.
I think the key thing as a traveller isn’t the righteousness of China vs. US. It’s the chilling effect on travel and trade.
We really depend on these devices that have access to vast scopes of personal and other data. That sexy text you got a year ago is still in your text message store and may be a problem in some places.