# Am I being paranoid? (International travel with smart devices)

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/am-i-being-paranoid-international-travel-with-smart-devices/34693
**Category:** Questions
**Created:** 2026-01-14T15:26:29Z
**Posts:** 30
**Showing post:** 13 of 30

## Post 13 by @anonymous538 — 2026-01-17T06:02:02Z

Your approach requires people to purposefully mislead government officials in a way that will be very easy for them to prove. It is a much higher risk legally. If you’re able and willing to travel with a recently reset phone, why not? Reinstalling apps is very easy once you’re through.

---

_[View the full topic](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/am-i-being-paranoid-international-travel-with-smart-devices/34693)._