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   August Abolins to All   
   pgp at border/airport   
   08 Jan 20 03:07:01   
   
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   Since border officers "may only examine what is stored within a device,   
   which includes, for example, photos, files, downloaded e-mails and other   
   media" [citation https://tinyurl.com/yeaxwn6o], would you have to allow   
   encrytped data to be revealed?   
      
   According to Border Security (a reality TV series that features Canada   
   Border Services officers going about their day-to-day duties) they   
   usually take the device away from you (after they request it to be   
   unlocked) and walk off with it to separate location to examine the   
   contents leaving you waiting outside.   
      
   Seems to me that at that point you have cooperated fully.   
      
   It seems to me that if your email/content were encrypted, then they   
   cannot compel you to unlock each and every item inside.  I can't imagine   
   unlocking every pgp'd email.  I fail too many times mistyping the   
   passphrase on a tiny screen.   
      
   For example, they examine your device, and find some messages that all   
   begin with the pgp armour tag. At that point they *have* examined the   
   content. Your encrypted data is safe.   
      
   Thoughts?   
      
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