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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[-] apt_install_coffee@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Aus border security care most about weapons and biological matter; dirt, wood, bugs, plants, food etc.

Coming from Indonesia, you may be profiled vis-a-vis potential biological material but showing that you've taken precautions when you packed to make their jobs easier will expedite any bag search.

Unrelated but have an off-site backup! Airport baggage handling are not gentle, and your spinning rust may be DoA.