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You could try to push your luck, if you're an American citizen.

More realistic is to just wipe your phone and reset it to factory settings using a throwaway google account. They probably won't ask for it but that way it looks unremarkable and you don't have to waste your time arguing with them.

I wouldn't even bring a computer across the border anymore, at least not for a vacation. I always use full disk encryption and I am not interested in giving the CBP (which I'm sure has great IT security) copies of all my confidential work documents to just leave sitting around for the next 20 to 75 years waiting to get exfiltrated by who knows what hacker group will get to it first.



Chromebooks are great for this - they're fast to wipe and fast to set back up. I travel with a Chromebook and a phone that I wipe before crossing international borders.




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