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EFF’s Guide to Border Laptop Searches

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You already knew that customs officials can search your laptop if they feel like it, detaining you if you refuse, but what can you do to protect yourself from random dudes checking out your vacation pics? The EFF has some tips. There’s having multiple encrypted partitions, having secure passwords, shutting off your machine before searches and destroying naughty stuff semi-permanently with shredding applications. Hit up the link for more privacy tips. [EFF]

https://gizmodo.com/border-agents-can-frisk-your-laptop-and-gadgets-without-383649

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