So, science friends.
When in the 1930s would you have decided “no, I’m not going to go to that conference in Germany”?
Because the question now needs to be posed looking westwards across the Atlantic.
If your phone can be taken on arrival & searched for messages critical of the government & then you can be denied entry (or perhaps worse in the future), why would you even think of going in the first place?
Absolutely horrifying slide into totalitarianism.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/trump-musk-french-scientist-detained
The Guardian · French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found
@kkarhan@infosec.space@markmccaughrean they don't even need to take your phone - they get all the messages [even before #CloudAct] by #StasiBook directly, and then deny entry on the spot.