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alkh-qrt • yesterday at 5:10 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

If you live in the UK and travel to the US and are afraid of state actors, leaving your hardware at home seems like a bad idea, too.


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gambiting • yesterday at 5:18 PM

Despite all the nonsense that's posted about UK on the internet, British agencies do require a warrant to enter your home. TSA on the other hand does not require a court order to confiscate and mirror your device before giving it back to you.

Edit: Just to be perfectly clear - Border Force in the UK can do the exact same thing to you once you return, British citizen or not. Leaving your device at home is still the safest choice.

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