We live in interesting times. Friend of mine is a scientist in France. He just got briefing on what to do when traveling to the US. He was told to use an empty, freshly installed laptop with nothing but his presentation on it. Uninstall all messengers and social media. If he has to surrender any of his devices even for a minute, he shall get it checked by the French secret service for back-doors and Trojans.

I guess I rather stay home than going to a conference in the US.
#science #usa

@attilakinali company I used to work, our CISO was telling us even before Trump times. This has applied to US all the times, and also apply to several other countries. We have been told to take blank device and get it wiped after return. Was he paranoid? I don’t think so.