I don’t know who you are but most people’s threat model doesn’t need to include a foreign government spy agency physically attacking their phones. That assumption itself is insanely paranoid.
Edit: Hello?? It feels weird to ask this are yall high profile government workers or else what makes you think foreign governements will be so interested in what you have in your phone?
Fair, then let me make my point clear: most people don’t have any reason to think they’re in any more danger of getting hacked abroad than at home. And I strongly dislike how blatantly paranoid comments like the above one get so many upvotes on lemmy. This is the geek’s version of doomsday prepping
The fact that that made the news shows that that’s not a common occurance, not to mention that it was the guy’s own government who snatched his phone, not a foreign spy agency.
Trump has been attacking anyone who supports Palestine regardless of if they are crossing the border or not. People really should be cautious when travelling to countries with authoritarian governments but that’s not because they’re crossing a border or are in a foreign country, it’s the same caution that needs to be observed by anyone living in such a regime
it was the guy’s own government who snatched his phone,
I don’t see what difference that makes
People really should be cautious when travelling to countries with authoritarian governments… it’s the same caution that needs to be observed by anyone living in such a regime
100% agreed, that article is focused on a particular place where people should exercise even more caution but people should be on guard the whole time they’re under an authoritarian 's jurisdiction
People really should be cautious when travelling to countries with authoritarian governments but that’s not because they’re crossing a border
No, borders are extra risky places where there is extra surveillance and more guards who could threaten you
People really should be cautious when travelling to countries with authoritarian governments but that’s not because they’re… in a foreign country
I’m not talking about oop, I’m talking about the guy I replied to who said:
Any foreign travel (for whatever definition of “foreign” applies to you), should be made with the assumption that someone will be attacking your electronic devices.
I don’t know who you are but most people’s threat model doesn’t need to include a foreign government spy agency physically attacking their phones. That assumption itself is insanely paranoid.
Edit: Hello?? It feels weird to ask this are yall high profile government workers or else what makes you think foreign governements will be so interested in what you have in your phone?
This is a question no one should answer in a public forum
Fair, then let me make my point clear: most people don’t have any reason to think they’re in any more danger of getting hacked abroad than at home. And I strongly dislike how blatantly paranoid comments like the above one get so many upvotes on lemmy. This is the geek’s version of doomsday prepping
Sorry, I wish this was the case but it’s not. People entering the US have been getting their phones snatched by border guards who are under a ton of pressure to detain as many people as possible. Nobody should have sensitive information on electronic devices when they’re passing through the border and if they need access to that information they should download it securely and understand that their device could still be physically compromised by someone.
The fact that that made the news shows that that’s not a common occurance, not to mention that it was the guy’s own government who snatched his phone, not a foreign spy agency.
Trump has been attacking anyone who supports Palestine regardless of if they are crossing the border or not. People really should be cautious when travelling to countries with authoritarian governments but that’s not because they’re crossing a border or are in a foreign country, it’s the same caution that needs to be observed by anyone living in such a regime
it’s not commonly covered by the news
I don’t see what difference that makes
100% agreed, that article is focused on a particular place where people should exercise even more caution but people should be on guard the whole time they’re under an authoritarian 's jurisdiction
No, borders are extra risky places where there is extra surveillance and more guards who could threaten you
Totally agreed
This isn’t most people it’s EU staff
I’m not talking about oop, I’m talking about the guy I replied to who said: