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1. TrackerFF · 1790856519 · focus · HN ↗

   Yeah, people are unfortunately not informed on just how much power border agents wield. Not only in the US, but in many (most I'd believe) other countries, too. I've worked on cases (intel side) where the law-enforcement side would just wait for the surveillance objects to cross the border, as that's where they could do most data collection with the least hassle.

   If for whatever reason you think you're being investigated or surveilled (who knows for what these days, could be enough to just associate with the various protest groups / orgs), you can just assume that the border will be where they'll try to clone / download your data (phones, laptops, whatever)

   1. __MatrixMan__ · 1790863451 · focus · HN ↗

      I dream of a future where the disk image in my laptop both functions as an operating system, but can also be decrypted into secret files. We'll keep the extra entropy in a pile of AI slop next to the other piles of AI slop. That way, under scrutiny, it just looks like an OS full of AI slop.

      1. chatmasta · 1790864313 · focus · HN ↗

         My work computer seems to already have this feature!

         1. __MatrixMan__ · 1790900733 · focus · HN ↗

            Do you have to be careful not to use it in a way that clobbers the hidden secrets, or do they shift around while you work so that they're always recoverable?

            1. fn-mote · 1790905928 · focus · HN ↗

               I’m pretty sure you’re replying to a joke about AI slop filling a work computer.

               1. __MatrixMan__ · 1791047889 · focus · HN ↗

                  Right, my point was that if it's not steganographically effective slop, then it doesn't fit the bill.

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