Customs and Border Protection agents searched nearly 15,000 devices from April through June of this year, a nearly 17 percent spike over the previous three-month high in 2022. "The real issue is the chilling effect it has on all travelers."
Backup your device and then wipe it before you cross the border. Restore from backup once you’re back home. Sure they can still request your backups from apple or google if you store them on the cloud, at least for now they need a warrant to get that info. You can load a few contacts into the wiped phone manually if you need them. Better to experience inconvenience than to give fascists ammo to throw you in prison for memes or some other bullshit.
Backup your device and then wipe it before you cross the border. Restore from backup once you’re back home. Sure they can still request your backups from apple or google if you store them on the cloud, at least for now they need a warrant to get that info. You can load a few contacts into the wiped phone manually if you need them. Better to experience inconvenience than to give fascists ammo to throw you in prison for memes or some other bullshit.
Just get a burner. That’s what I used to do when I travelled anywhere