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   Message 861 of 1,128   
   Mike Powell to AUGUST ABOLINS   
   us border searches data   
   31 Aug 25 09:47:14   
   
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   MSGID: 864.canada@1:2320/105 2d1999d2   
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   > Both sides reserve the legal right to search devices, but the   
   > US one (CBP) is the one that is doing more of them and even   
   > going as far as copying contents.   
      
   What I figured.   
      
   > I dunno..  maybe you could just stash the extra images   
   > (assuming SD media cards) in your wallet.  But having them   
   > search a laptop or tablet is going to far imho.   
      
   I agree.   
      
   > I suppose one could upload an disk image of a laptop to the   
   > cloud, and install a basic linux distro in its place.  Then,   
   > once clear of customs, simply reinstall the saved disk image?   
      
   I am thinking maybe reimage the HD before leaving on the trip, and   
   use a different password.  That way all that is on it is the OS, software, and   
   the photos in question... no personal data so their copies won't contain   
   any.   
      
   Mike   
      
      
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