Mastodawn

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@evacide/116274789062787020

Tangent, but this is one reason why I don't bother with "burner phones" at DEFCON.

If my day to day security practices are insufficient for DEFCON, they're insufficient for day to day life. I'm just as likely to get attacked in a random cafe.

I roll my eyes a bit at people who insist that burner phones are necessary.

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evacide 1d ago

@soatok It is possible that for some threat models, a burner phone for DEFCON is appropriate. But I have been to 20ish DEFCONs and I have never felt the need to bring one.

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Soatok Dreamseeker 1d ago

@evacide Yeah, exactly as you say: It could be appropriate for some folks. I'm not one of them. :3

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jones

@soatok @evacide I can see a burner phone beeing appropriare if you are traveling to the US from abroad and have potentially sensitive data on it. Say you are working for a government, critical infrastructure provider, etc.

Not due to DEF CON though, just regular security practices when traveling abroad.