Thanks Parker! I was hoping someone would post some of these best
practices as an article or white paper link.
On 10/9/12 1:28 PM, Parker Higgins wrote:
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Hi Katy,
Excellent list. Sorry I'm late to the game, but if you're traveling to
one Internet hostile regime in particular -- and here, I'm referring
to the US -- you or others may find this EFF whitepaper on border
crossing to be useful.
https://www.eff.org/wp/defending-privacy-us-border-guide-travelers-carrying-digital-devices
Thanks,
Parker
On 10/9/12 9:23 AM, Katy P wrote:
Best practices for traveling to an internet-hostile regime.
There is a lot of variance - obviously the regime's capabilities as
well as one's own visibility come into play.
And, if it isn't obvious, I'm not a security expert. This is not
official, legal advice. Everyone needs to research this on their
own and make good decisions for themselves. If you're really not
tech-savvy, it might be worthwhile to hook up with a tech-savvy
friend (or IT professional) to do some of these steps.
Regardless, here are some hints from the community:
BEFORE YOUR TRIP - your laptop and mobile device should be ones
that are fresh - factory reset to the original operating system and
best case would be "burners" -- devices that you can factory reset
upon return home (some suggested also using a bootable Linux
install) - do not link your Dropbox, GDrive, or other file service
at any time - do not be logged into GMail, social media sites,
etc. - be careful with what photos you have on your phone (before
leaving the country especially) - have a virus scanner installed -
make sure that all software is up-to-date (Windows Updates, virus
scanner) - any sensitive data/documents should be on a USB drive,
not kept in an obvious place (like throw it in with your toiletries
or something) with an encrypted volume - change all of your
passwords to something very secure before your trip - install TOR -
consider a mobile security app (Here's a review of some Android
ones:
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/top-android-security-apps/) -
encryption may be illegal and may cause more concern
AT THE AIRPORT: - don't be logged into anything - be polite - don't
be nervous
DURING YOUR TRIP - when on WiFi, DNSCrypt
http://www.opendns.com/technology/dnscrypt/ - set up a VPN
connection - never leave your devices anywhere (even hotel safe) -
assume phone conversations are monitored - turn off GPS - turn on
encryption for your social media sites (Facebook encryption
http://www.facebook.com/help/?faq=215897678434749 Twitter
http://blog.twitter.com/2011/03/making-twitter-more-secure-https.html)
- - some suggest having a different "burner" social media account
- be careful posting pictures and updates during trip
LEAVING THE COUNTRY - if possible, it might be a good idea to do a
factory reset on devices before going to the airport (??) - upon
return, do factory resets of all devices - change passwords upon
return
Thanks to everyone that made suggestions.
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