Kluthulhu' XOR 1=1--Mar 22
evacide
Some tips on giving digital privacy/security advice: if you tell people they absolutely need to do a long list of difficult and expensive things before they travel, people will nod and smile and then not do it at all. This is why my advice focuses on harm reduction and understanding trade-offs.
Mar 22 at 8:47pmWeb
Show thread🩷 Stella Mar 22
@evacide also fearmongering doesn’t work. also “99% of people don’t do this” doesn’t work. also you can’t hammer diligence into people. also it’s important to know that some stuff are simply impossible for some people and to know why exactly it’s impossible
Show threadbookandswordblogMar 22
@evacide do you think the push against paper boarding passes is a push to make people bring unlocked smartphones into airports and through customs?
Show threadevacideMar 22
@bookandswordblog I couldn't say, but it is the thing that changes the most about my own travel experience when I need to be especially careful with my data and devices while crossing a border.
Show threadbookandswordblogMar 22
@evacide I will be flying internationally in April and will do my best to avoid using digital boarding passes. I don't plan to visit countries like Russia or the USA for the foreseeable.
Show threadDianeMar 22

@evacide

If anyone asks me I suggest turning off biometric login and using a pin, and that they might want to go read the rest of the EFF securing your phone at the border guide.

If asked I'll describe how USA law was decided means you can keep your pin secret, but the police can wave your phone at your face or make you touch a fingerprint reader.

Show threadd3adpaulMar 22

@evacide yup.

same goes for passwords and in general everything. don't overload the user with responsibilities

Show threadOrca 🌻 | 🎀 | 🪁 | 🏴🏳️‍⚧️Mar 22
@evacide
I hope so... Everything is so bad.
Show threadiweinMar 23

@evacide 💯 it's often the case that suggested security does more harm to the person than the risk intended to secure against. Saddest example of this I have was an elderly family member that went hungry because they were too scared to access their money.

Focus on harm reduction is a powerful way to put it.

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