How to Keep ICE Agents Out of Your Devices at Airports

https://theintercept.com/2026/03/25/ice-airports-phone-security-privacy-safety/

How to Keep ICE Agents Out of Your Phone at the Airport

If you’re traveling through an airport, follow these digital security practices to keep CBP or ICE from getting into your phone.

The Intercept

Ditch the phone. The liability, tracking and mental health problems created due to modern phones has made owning one unsustainable. Email works, at worst, voip providers exist. Do you need a map? Print one. Do you need directions? Ask someone. Does the restaurant only offer app or qr, ask someone, or go somewhere else.

I have never encountered a phone-related problem that could not be solved with:

1. A print out.
2. Asking someone.
3. Using your web browser on your computer.
4. Using some kind of voip if audio communication is needed.

Yes, it is not as convenient as the surveillance and privacy nightmares of today, but if your life is only about convenience, then send your money to the government, and let them just decide for you how much money you need, and you don't even have to think about that.

A minor inconvenience is a price well paid for freedom from surveillance and excellent mental health.

The ones who complain about inconvenience don't really care about privacy, democracy and freedom, so should not complain when these things are attacked.