throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoHow risky is it for an American to import electronics from another country? Is customs gonna tamper with your stuff? (eg: a Fairphone 5... customs putting malware/keyloggers...)message-squaremessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up187arrow-down112
arrow-up175arrow-down1message-squareHow risky is it for an American to import electronics from another country? Is customs gonna tamper with your stuff? (eg: a Fairphone 5... customs putting malware/keyloggers...)throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-squareSteve@communick.newslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up93·1 day agoUnless you’re actively being targeted for some specific reason (NSA kind of reason) in practical terms it’s unheard of.
minus-squarestinerman@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up33arrow-down1·1 day agoYes. If you’re a rando, sorry you’re just not that interesting. If you’re someone the US considers an actual threat, then yeah don’t buy anything from the US (use a 3rd party). But if you’re that big of a threat you already know that.
minus-squareJimmycrackcrack@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·edit-220 hours agoTheir question seems to be about buying from outside the US rather than from. They’re asking about risks involved with importing stuff there.
minus-squarestinerman@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·22 hours agoThis is a very good point. I misunderstood the post.
minus-squareWhyJiffie@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·23 hours agoif you are not white, are you closer to being a rando, or to being (perceived as) an actual threat?
minus-squarestinerman@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·22 hours agoWe’re talking about “I am a prominent member of an organization designated by the US as a terrorist organization.” Either way I misunderstood OP’s question and my post wasn’t on-topic.
minus-squareMakhno@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·22 hours agoYou’re dramatically overplaying how much skin color matters when it comes to this stuff.
Unless you’re actively being targeted for some specific reason (NSA kind of reason) in practical terms it’s unheard of.
Yes. If you’re a rando, sorry you’re just not that interesting.
If you’re someone the US considers an actual threat, then yeah don’t buy anything from the US (use a 3rd party). But if you’re that big of a threat you already know that.
Their question seems to be about buying from outside the US rather than from. They’re asking about risks involved with importing stuff there.
This is a very good point. I misunderstood the post.
if you are not white, are you closer to being a rando, or to being (perceived as) an actual threat?
We’re talking about “I am a prominent member of an organization designated by the US as a terrorist organization.”
Either way I misunderstood OP’s question and my post wasn’t on-topic.
You’re dramatically overplaying how much skin color matters when it comes to this stuff.