2008/5/19 Arno Wagner <arno@xxxxxxxxxxx>: > On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 03:15:19PM +0200, Ma Begaj wrote: >> 2008/5/18 Arno Wagner <arno@xxxxxxxxxxx>: >> > I should add that hiding does not work very well if the other side >> > has the power to make you give them the key, e.g. at a US border >> > crossing. >> >> just to be clear ... they have the right to get all your personal data >> from your laptop without any paper, like court order? damn ... > > Looks that way. And if you refuse to give the keys, they > can send you back and never need to justify it. Current > advice for people handling confidential data is to cross > the border with a clean Laptop and to get the data afterwards > over the Internet. Wipe it securely before crossing the border > again or destroy and leave the HDD behind. > > Damn, traveling to the US is getting to be more and more of a > pain. No surprise their tourism revenue is way down. > well, I think I will dd disk and reinstall Slackware before I start my journey ... and use VPN for the rest. a few years ago, I would be "very ready" to take the time and argue with these border cops ... but not today, it does not sound as a good idea in these days. --------------------------------------------------------------------- dm-crypt mailing list - http://www.saout.de/misc/dm-crypt/ To unsubscribe, e-mail: dm-crypt-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: dm-crypt-help@xxxxxxxx
