Travel safety guides

Community Alert: Immigration Arrests at Airports

This resource provides travel safety tips and other resources for immigrants traveling through U.S. airports.

公衆Wi-Fiを安全に使うために。知っておきたい7つのポイント

あらゆる場所で公衆Wi-Fiを使えるようになったが、注意点も少なくない。本記事では、通信速度の上げ方や避けるべき使い方など、公衆Wi-Fiを安全に使うための実践的なポイントを紹介する。

7 Useful Tips for Anyone Connecting to Public Wi-Fi

Our public spaces are now awash with wireless internet. Make sure you’re getting the most out of every connection.

Can Border Agents Search Your Electronic Devices? It’s Complicated. | ACLU

We’ve been getting a lot of questions about when border agents can legally conduct searches of travelers’ electronic devices at international airports and other ports of entry. Unfortunately, the answer isn’t simple.

Know Your Rights | Enforcement at the Airport | ACLU

At the border, you are likely to encounter Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers, and you may encounter Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents. HSI is part of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Know your rights in these scenarios.

Is it safe to travel with your phone right now?

Know your rights, but also minimize your risk.

What Australians flying to the US need to know about phone and device searches at the border

Can immigration deny you entry if you refuse to hand over your phone? What can officials look at or download, and how can you protect your devices?

How to protect your phone and data privacy at the US border

With reports of people being turned away at airports over messages found on devices, here’s what to do to minimize risks

Preparing devices for travel through a US border

US border searches of electronic devices put journalists’ work at risk. But there’s a lot you can do to be prepared

Crossing the U.S. Border? Here’s How to Protect Yourself

Searches of phones and other electronics are on the rise for those entering the U.S. Take these steps to help secure your devices.

米国入国時のスマートフォン検査でプライバシーを守るには

米国への入国審査時、税関・国境警備局（CBP）は旅行者のデバイスを検査する権限をもつ。ここではプライバシーを守るために、知っておきたい対策を紹介する。

How to Protect Yourself From Phone Searches at the US Border

Customs and Border Protection has broad authority to search travelers’ devices when they cross into the United States. Here’s what you can do to protect your digital life while at the US border.

米国入国時のデジタルプライバシー自己防衛ガイド

トランプ政権下、米国の国境ではスマートフォンやPCの中身を見られるリスクが高まっている。プライバシーを守るにはどうすればいいのか。専門家たちに、いまできる対策を訊いた。

How to Enter the US With Your Digital Privacy Intact

Crossing into the United States has become increasingly dangerous for digital privacy. Here are a few steps you can take to minimize the risk of Customs and Border Protection accessing your data.

How to prepare your mobile phone for the Russian border: Meduza’s complete survival guide — Meduza

A growing number of Russians living overseas who return to the country temporarily are reporting psychological pressure and mobile-phone searches at the Russian border. These inspections can result in consequences far more severe than travel delays, including criminal charges and incarceration. Understanding your personal risk and exactly how to prepare your devices for the trip can be difficult, as the internet is full of fragmented and conflicting advice. Working with a lawyer and a cybersecurity expert, Meduza prepared this detailed guide answering the main questions on the topic. Is it true that FSB officers have a special machine that can find anything on a device? Do you have the right to refuse to unlock your phone, and is there any point in refusing? And what’s the most effective preparation strategy?