Most likely (not confirmed) that this man was using a GOS device based on the features described in the article.
I’m not a lawyer, but evidence tampering is still a crime in most jurisdictions. If you live somewhere where you aren’t forced to disclose your encryption keys (cough cough the UK), you’re better off not wiping your phone.
Curious to hear your thoughts though. What is your solution for this problem?
Edit: Readable link: https://archive.ph/IeLKL
Its good more people are made aware of this. The privacy community, especially on the GOS forums, have a lot of users who still think that if they erase their data they can avoid trouble. There seems to be a lot of confusion around the term “plausible deniability” and it is often conflated as a legal tactic when it is really a social tactic.
The best practice is still to avoid traveling with data that you are not ok with being compelled to hand over.
This exactly
If I was traveling to a country like china, I would get a separate phone and a separate SIM card and make it always forward my number to go from the number family and friends know to the other number until I return
Well, I can’t read the article given the paywall.
But isn’t it only evidence when there has been an accusation of a crime for which they need something to search? Was that the case?
You can always carry your standard iPhone with you with your other GOS device in your luggage switched off. So, at immigration at the port, you can share whatever is on your secondary device. Of course, this would only work if they don’t already suspect you’re a criminal. If they do, then you’re out of luck because you may also have your luggage searched.
Real solution? Use Tails if you’re a journalist covering groundbreaking news/info or a person with a similar profession. This coupled with the right online private, secure, encrypted tools is how you should be operating - as much web based as possible.
Great solution too yeah
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May be just my iPhone but link does not work, looping captcha or outright not loading
Same. Not working for me either. The website fails to render in my case.
@GorujoCY @JG I think the archive sites may have started blocking VPN traffic as I run into the same issues when using my home network (which has VPN on).
I would just copy the article and paste it but, not sure that appropriate.
Not traveling to certain countries…
It’s not. It’s okay. Leave it be. Thanks though.
I was going to say that but didn’t want to come off as a pompous wise guy with the response. But yeah.. that’s a legitimate way to avoid this as an issue. But if you’re a criminal, so many places along the Canadian border where security is not as high as airports, people can find a way.
Someone who is serious about avoiding an issue if they are truly at risk and innocent, peer pressure will be the easiest problem to solve.
If you are truly at risk and innocent and they go to countries like eg, China then yeah your friends and family have to know so that it becomes a valid reason to let you go.
Archived link to article: https://archive.ph/IeLKL
I mean, even then. If its a no from you, then that no should be respected whether or not they know your reason.
I actually once insisted on not going to Belgium especially for prior experience not related to this kind of risk but my parents insisted I come especially as they paid the ticket
I could not say no at the time
So it is a problem and in those cases they would need to know I’m an activist or high risk journalist to change the mind which I’m fortunately not but you get the idea
Less “rights” as kids. More if one is an adult.
I was and am literally an adult, so take that for what you will
