Soon I'll (most probably) have to travel to US for work, and I am somehow concerned for my privacy and also for my physical safety: news reports concerning many tourists and expat workers make me feel unwelcome.
I'll of course let the immigration check roam into my work phone and my work PC, which are provided by my company, but I have no intention of bringing my private ones along, as I can access my socials from any browser if I'll ever need to.
This is to avoid explanations or justifications, or useless arguments. I'm convinced to comply, since the alternative is fear and uncertainty.
As for my website, I'll keep it up and running. There are no critical statements towards the current administration. Maybe I can't say the same for my podcast, for which I brought offline a single, maybe to emotional, episode.
As for my #gotosocial instance, should I turn it off for the time of my trip? It should not be indexed anywhere as long as I am aware, but it could, however be browsed at the moment. Would it raise more suspicion if it's off or not? What do you think?
@77nn
I do not think it would be a problem to turn it off.
I have been to the US for work recently and I had no problems at all. They checked my ESTA, my passport, asked me why I was coming to the US and that was it.
Internal security was even less than that: I took a flight back to Europe without a single person checking I had any kind of visa whatsoever.
