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 @JoBlakely

The recommendations to travel "safely" to the US, in addition to onerous, make you highly suspect:

- Buy a burner phone
- Delete your social media accounts
- Create a fake media account that is bland or praiseworthy of fascism
- bring a blank laptop with only your presentation
- Etc.

Why would anyone risk detention and deportation to Bukele's outsourced concentration camps?