Will airport security (Australia specifically) check for pirated content? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by Andiama@lemmy.world to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Indonesian moving to Australia soon, I'm just concerned my laptop/phone will be checked for pirated content.

The general rule of thumb I've seen around the internet is "encrypt your drive", which is easy enough. But the other approach typically says "bring a burner phone / laptop" which of course isn't viable in my case.

Can anyone confirm on the legitimacy of these claims? I know I pirate light (""light"" compared to the vets here), but I'm just so paranoid that I could be held up and sent back home, because this might be my only shot.

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[-] 001100010010@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Just don't have anything that can potentially be "incriminating", from the perspective of a border agent. Never hurts to be overcautious, but being too careless can get you deported. Wipe all devices, and have a few photos and populate your browser history with random non-political content so your devices look "normal". Do not have anything that "criminals" use. Do not have a VPN app that's visible, do not have Tor, do not have any encryption apps. You can download these things once you get in the country. Just act "normal" and you'll be fine crossing customs.