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What if you're using an Android. Samsung S22? Are Android users as good as naked if you get pinched?Press the button 5 times on the iPhone and it disables Face ID. It will require the passcode.
IIRC some company in Israel developed a method to break into any phone and they sell that to US gov't agencies.No consent asked for or given. I'm not sure about passwords though.
Read it and weep:
Last February, the 1st Circuit upheld the practice, holding that CBP does not need consent, probable cause or even reasonable suspicion to search your phone, tablet or laptop and record unencrypted data. The Supreme Court denied cert.
Don't want to unlock your phone. That's cool, you don't have to. But the CBP can "detain" your phone while they hack it. If they hold it for more than 5 days, they need approval from a manager, and for more than 15 days requires approval at the director level. But they are allowed an indefinite number of extensions, so you may not see your device for a year or so. And if you're not a US citizen, they can refuse entry.
Yes and this was alluded to during my recent citizen's police academy.In past cases Apple refused to cooperate with the government but the last I heard there was a entity in Israel that was able to easily bypass the Apple encryption and get into the phones for the United States government
My phone (Android) gets nuked if you enter the wrong password 10 times.What if you're using an Android. Samsung S22? Are Android users as good as naked if you get pinched?
Buying a burner is not enough. It's the oauth ID chains and similar connections which gives the arc in.
Heck, just connecting a phone to a rental via USB is enough to grant access via most software agreements with that stuff.
Loved that movie...Yes and this was alluded to during my recent citizen's police academy.
yeah, I posted it. It's called Pegasus I think. FBI has it and uses it.IIRC some company in Israel developed a method to break into any phone and they sell that to US gov't agencies.
Yes and this was alluded to during my recent citizen's police academy.
Were they going out to study some religion or were they just out seeing something that wasn't deserty and got scooped upTwice in the past few months I've become involved in cases that have a very ominous implication. I'm actually shocked.
In both of these cases US citizens returned to the country from overseas travel and were detained by DHS. Their phones were seized and searched. In both cases "extremist" content was allegedly detected and state and federal investigations commenced.
The DHS has incredible authority over persons entering the US. I'm sure both of these people were on the fed radar and they were waiting for them to come back so it's not random. But it really makes you realize the electronic web we're living under.
@nstasselTwice in the past few months I've become involved in cases that have a very ominous implication. I'm actually shocked.
In both of these cases US citizens returned to the country from overseas travel and were detained by DHS. Their phones were seized and searched. In both cases "extremist" content was allegedly detected and state and federal investigations commenced.
The DHS has incredible authority over persons entering the US. I'm sure both of these people were on the fed radar and they were waiting for them to come back so it's not random. But it really makes you realize the electronic web we're living under.
I don’t know. I don’t have an Android phone.What if you're using an Android. Samsung S22? Are Android users as good as naked if you get pinched?
For newer releases of Android 11+, lockdown mode is enabled by default.What if you're using an Android. Samsung S22? Are Android users as good as naked if you get pinched?
On older Android phones, you can enable "lockdown on lock screen" option, then you'd hold power button for 2 seconds, select "Lockdown".I don’t know. I don’t have an Android phone.
You are someone’s list. That’s not typical.So, that makes me wonder. When I flew to and from Iceland, I got “randomly selected” both times for enhanced security measures. Made me pull out all the electronics from my carry on, swabbed everything, swabbed my hands, asked me a bunch of extra questions.
And both times I had cards in my checked bag that stated they searched it.
This has happened to me every time I’ve flown in the last few years domestically as well.
You’re welcome! It’s actually 5 clicks on the iPhone. If you do more it dials 911.Wow! This actually works! Thank you for sharing that trick!
At a point of entry into the US they don't need a warrant to search anything......even your phone. That's actually the point of the original post......they were waiting for one of them to go through a point of entry because they don't need a warrant to search.Cops should not be doing that, they need a warrant. They can secure it inside of a Farraday bag, but no searchy searchy. The feds might have the ability to access Apple encryption, albeit probably illegally, but I doubt local LE has that capability unless they employ some high level computer geeks.
It's because you are a GREEN member on NES. It's open season on us...might be true, might not be...So, that makes me wonder. When I flew to and from Iceland, I got “randomly selected” both times for enhanced security measures. Made me pull out all the electronics from my carry on, swabbed everything, swabbed my hands, asked me a bunch of extra questions.
And both times I had cards in my checked bag that stated they searched it.
This has happened to me every time I’ve flown in the last few years domestically as well.
Yes, and Pegasus is the old spyware that has to be installed on your phone by you opening a message or clicking a link. The successor to that software doesn’t require that it be installed on your phone at all. I have to imagine that anything we know about is the old tech that is obsolete.yeah, I posted it. It's called Pegasus I think. FBI has it and uses it.
Well Neil is a well known respected firearms attorney so I tend to believe things he posts over some other members with the doom and gloom porn threadsHold up. One cryptic post a day ago with no details at all. . . and NES goes into full panic mode. How many of you are in the bunkers??? Beef jerky or rice?
From the time I was 22 until about 30 I too was almost always “randomly” selected, searched, detained, questioned, and then released on every flight I went on when I would arrive at a destination and when I arrived home. Around the time I got married it seemed to stop.So, that makes me wonder. When I flew to and from Iceland, I got “randomly selected” both times for enhanced security measures. Made me pull out all the electronics from my carry on, swabbed everything, swabbed my hands, asked me a bunch of extra questions.
And both times I had cards in my checked bag that stated they searched it.
This has happened to me every time I’ve flown in the last few years domestically as well.
That was my first thought - Pegasus was old in 2020.Yes, and Pegasus is the old spyware that has to be installed on your phone by you opening a message or clicking a link. The successor to that software doesn’t require that it be installed on your phone at all. I have to imagine that anything we know about is the old tech that is obsolete.
the ONLY issue is you need texts and emails from places like your credit card companies, who will be checking to see if the foreign charges are legit. if you do not respond, they may put a hold or even cancel your credit card in mid-vacation.Pro-tip: buy a cheap burner-like phone for international travel. Add only the bare minimum apps for efficient foreign travel and emergency contacts.
But I have recommended that in the past to people in my industries because of espionage and/or seizure abroad. I never thought it would be needed for entrance back into the states.
Disturbing
I realize the legal system is slow, but it would be greatly appreciated if you could provide further details when/if it becomes possible to do so.
I hear you can call your banks before you travel to tell them where you're going.the ONLY issue is you need texts and emails from places like your credit card companies, who will be checking to see if the foreign charges are legit. if you do not respond, they may put a hold or even cancel your credit card in mid-vacation.
Go down to your Town Hall and switch your Voter Registration to "Democrat." All your issues will resolve.So, that makes me wonder. When I flew to and from Iceland, I got “randomly selected” both times for enhanced security measures. Made me pull out all the electronics from my carry on, swabbed everything, swabbed my hands, asked me a bunch of extra questions.
And both times I had cards in my checked bag that stated they searched it.
This has happened to me every time I’ve flown in the last few years domestically as well.
Courts have ruled that your fingerprints are left everywhere and therefore you can be forced to unlock your phone that way.Don't cops sometimes even press your finger on your phone to unlock it or use face unlock? Pretty important to not use face unlock or register fingerprints on your phone and have it auto wipe after ten unsuccessful password tries. Then again, doesn't American 3 letter agencies and even local police have access to hardware that gets into your phone easily ASAP anyway?