Whit some tips for bringing devices when you travel to the US.
When you log into Windows with a Microsoft account, your recovery key is often automatically uploaded to Microsoft’s servers as a backup in case you forget your password. Legally, this means Microsoft owns the key and must surrender it under the U.S. CLOUD Act.
I find that really quite shocking, but I guess I shouldn’t be surprised.
Given the legal and technical risks, the advice for business travelers is clear: do not carry data.
The US really is a hostile surveillance state.
I don’t use Windows, except in a VM as absolutely necessary. Problem solved.
Same here, but with Windows 10. Windows 11 is too bloated and too much of “we require you to”.
Cut it’s networking off (and only turn on when you absolutely need it) and use a big fat filter in hosts just in case.
A shared folder is good enough.
The best tip: don’t travel to the U.S.A. “But my business…” Tip number two: stop doing business with the U.S.A.
It could also be ‘but my boss’. Convincing your boss to do otherwise or finding an other job is a solution, not always practical.
Just write a diary on your way over about how swell the president is, and his appointees, finally, the good guys are in charge!
Even if they know you are playing them they would probably appreciate the effort. The president does he doesn’t care if people believe it when he is praised. Somehow knowing they are just playing him and they hate him doesn’t seem to matter.