You have no idea how small these snooping apps can be. Like less than a megabyte and all your traffic goes through a server controlled by the pla and logs everything in and out of your phone whether your on mobile or Wi-Fi.
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Flax_vert@feddit.uk 6 days agoI have never heard of that happening. surely that’ll take ages if they had to stick an app on every foreigner’s phone
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 6 days ago
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 5 days ago
Yeah but the process of taking a phone, getting the unlock code, installing it, etc.
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 5 days ago
Lol you just flew half way around the world to get there and now you’re going to not give them your code. And yeah, they probably don’t need it anyways.
“bUt YiDdIsH, wHy NoT sNeAk YoUr DeVicE iN¿”
You go ahead and try that, let us know how it works out for you if you make it back.
Simple solution to every other dumb shit question you’re going to ask; just bring a fucking burner device not logged into anything!
Jesus, I got this fence post out in my yard if you wanna continue this non argument.
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 5 days ago
You could just delete your sensitive stuff on your normal device if you cannot afford a burner. VPN certificates and logins can be revoked.
BCsven@lemmy.ca 5 days ago
mic.com/…/china-monitors-tourists-by-putting-surv…
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 5 days ago
It’s not advisable for a foreigner to go to Xinjiang.
BCsven@lemmy.ca 5 days ago
Elsewhere in China, phone inspections may not be standard but targeted. Although broader surveillance like the National Anti‑Fraud Center may be used.
Aka I ain’t travelling there
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 5 days ago
You’re choice ¯\_(ツ)_/¯