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mixmastamyk ◴[] No.43517852[source]
The sad fact is that everyone needs a “burner” laptop and phone these days for travel. Not limited to the trump administration either.
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1. jltsiren ◴[] No.43518398[source]
Your employer may need them, but you probably don't.

Burner devices may work when you want to protect sensitive information the adversary does not already have. But if you are more worried about authorities making your life difficult, because they don't like you, burner devices may just make your situation worse. From their perspective, it's clear evidence that you are actively trying to hide something.

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2. mixmastamyk ◴[] No.43519118[source]
Overactive imagination. Lack of evidence is not evidence. Many people buy new devices on trips so not even out of the ordinary.