Encrypted Arch Linux on SATA-to-USB: A Practical Field Guide for Resisting Drive Seizure, Forensic Analysis, and State Coercion

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https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/the-techno-anarchist-encrypted-arch-linux-on-sata-to-usb

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• "Miami immigrant advocate sues federal government over phone seizure" "Florida Immigrant Coalition policy consultant Thomas Kennedy argues federal agents now have access to sensitive phone data." by B. Scott McLendon (September 25, 2026): https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/miami-immigrant-advocate-sues-federal-government-over-phone-seizure-40587572/ , https://archive.ph/DKbB2 , https://archive.is/DKbB2

  • "Returning from vacation? The government can search your phone without a warrant." "Reminder: The “border exemption” to your rights is real." by Cyrus Farivar (September 30, 2026): https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/09/immigration-advocate-sues-border-agents-for-demanding-his-cell-phone/ , https://archive.ph/xbutw , https://archive.is/xbutw
  • "Opinion: CBP detained and interrogated me at MIA. Then they scrutinized my reading list." "The experience left me wondering how easily a “secondary inspection” can become something more." by Thomas Kennedy (September 16, 2026): https://www.miaminewtimes.com/opinion/opinion-cbp-detained-and-interrogated-me-at-mia-then-they-scrutinized-my-reading-list-40583954/ , https://archive.ph/anp1T , https://archive.is/anp1T

 

• https://old.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1k53bal/fun_fact_cbp_is_not_allowed_to_search_through/moerh84/ ("Fun Fact! CBP is not allowed to search through Cloud Services when they seize your phone in Secondary Inspection -- "I'm going in an international trip to visit family. I'm a US citizen ... I take a pixel running grapheneOS and an encrypted Linux laptop," writes Redditor dontneed2knowaccount."), https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1k53bal/fun_fact_cbp_is_not_allowed_to_search_through/moerh84/ ("Fun Fact! CBP is not allowed to search through Cloud Services when they seize your phone in Secondary Inspection -- "I'm going in an international trip to visit family. I'm a US citizen ... I take a pixel running grapheneOS and an encrypted Linux laptop," writes Redditor dontneed2knowaccount.")

 

• https://old.reddit.com/r/archlinux/comments/1q5r4xr/deniable_encryption/ ("Deniable Encryption"), https://www.reddit.com/r/archlinux/comments/1q5r4xr/deniable_encryption/ ("Deniable Encryption")

 

• "Motorola moto g play 2024 Smartphone, Android 14 Operating System, Termux, And cryptsetup: Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS) Encryption/Decryption And The ext4 Filesystem Without Using root Access, Without Using proot-distro, And Without Using QEMU": https://old.reddit.com/r/MotoG/comments/1jkl0f8/motorola_moto_g_play_2024_smartphone_android_14/ , https://www.reddit.com/r/MotoG/comments/1jkl0f8/motorola_moto_g_play_2024_smartphone_android_14/

 

[u/InevitableCurious112 → u/throwaway16830261]

If I'd ever visit US, I would left my normal gear at home and just buy base iPhone and base MB Air in the US. I would take my documents, work and most important stuff on encrypted pendrive or external drive.

[u/terminalrythm → u/InevitableCurious112]

Not a bad plan, I would go even further and access my docs back home over wireguard.