I’m traveling to the US mainland for the first time in my life in a few weeks.

I am not overly stressed about privacy, but I have read that US immigration can really overstep their boundaries. Are there any simple specific steps to take on my devices to protect my privace when going through US border control?

Remove my main accounts from my phone/tablet and use dummy accounts? Or just removing my biometrics?

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    4 months ago

    Only if you are looking for an abortion. However, from a privacy perspective it is best to keep all that data private for obvious reasons.

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      If there’s an emergency, and you need an abortion to save your life, they’ll let you die.

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          If they find out you’re pregnant, some states will arrest you for trying to leave the state to seek an abortion. Basically, they’ll make sure you die before you can get an abortion.