Indecent materials on a laptop

[IAMHERE]

6 hours ago, ThaidDown said:

If it causes the Officer viewing it to get a stiffy then it is porn.

 

Heck, an ATM card would probably do that. ???? ???? ????

[Lacessit]

Just delete the browsing history and cache once a week. I never store images or videos.

I only have my smartphone and Kindle when I travel, and there's nothing on either to find.

[Denim]

20 hours ago, Peterw42 said:

Interested to know what would be considered a "personal" amount ?

How long is a piece of string ?

[flipper2222222]

How long is a piece of string?

 

Twice as long as it is from the centre to one end

[overc]

Who cares, who is going to check your laptop. My phone is as full as my laptops and my tablets, and I don't give a fuxx !

 

 

[OneEyedPie]

1 minute ago, overc said:

Who cares, who is going to check your laptop. My phone is as full as my laptops and my tablets, and I don't give a fuxx !

Interesting point and I can confirm that immigration/customs/departures have never checked my device(s). 

 

But there's also the cascade effect.  You get pulled for something minor, or indeed major, and the closer inspection of every aspect of your belongings commences.  This could also lead to the confiscation of your devices for forensic examination.  Don't give them the excuse. 

 

Up to you. 

[johng]

I imagine I would worry a bit if I brought back box set of a few seasons of Game of Thrones to Thailand

They're ok as long as the "wobbly bits" are blurry...also the cigarettes,bottles of booze and guns or knifes but only when pointed at someone.

[Pdavies99]

If you really want porn etc, then set up an account on dropbox or Icloud and keep on the web!!  That way unless someone knows your username and password they can never find you so easily!!

 

If you are worried about IP address set up the account at a Internet shop. Be warned though, "illegal porn" etc can always be traced to the actual computer accessing the sites!!

[quandow]

14 hours ago, Peterw42 said:

You actually wipe and reinstall windows every-time you cross a border ?

Did I st-st-st-stutter? Yes. Takes about 30 minutes and I have 100% worry free border crossing. You'd do the same if YOU'D been standing in my shoes.

[quandow]

9 hours ago, IAMHERE said:

Heck, an ATM card would probably do that. ???? ???? ????

Or a video of a LB getting slapped!

[balo]

If you want porn its available online so what is the point of keeping any files on your computer ? 

Just delete your browser history before you travel and rinse and repeat....

 

 

 

[manarak]

30 minutes ago, balo said:

Just delete your browser history before you travel and rinse and repeat....

 

and what would that be good for?

[scorecard]

17 hours ago, Crossy said:

Unless you have some particularly, er, "specialist" tastes (or even if you do) there's enough online material (access via a VPN) that you can avoid carrying anything with you.

 

If you really must take your own stash, a (readily concealed or hidden in plain sight) micro-SD encrypted with VeraCrypt (son of TrueCrypt) using the "plausible deniabilty" functionality would work for most casual inspections (I would definitely not risk the US).

 

I long ago gave up carrying anything that could be construed as iffy by some of the countries I visit, not that I graduated much past Mary Millington and Auntie Jayne (yes, I'm that old). A decently fast internet connection gives me VPN access to my NAS at home where important data (banking and work of course) resides.

 

What about a link to a porn site (not pedo or violent etc.), in your favorites list, is that 'iffy?'

 

[balo]

31 minutes ago, manarak said:

and what would that be good for?

If you don't want officials to look at your private internet history , what else? Okay you can show them if you wish.

 

 

[Mac98]

The way they react to a topless post, I suspect most anything could be troubling, including a wet t-shirt.

Edited November 28, 2018 by Mac98
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[tifino]

 

 a wife, standing beside you in a wet shirt just might be enough to distract them...

 

 

and if they confiscate the wife! oh well..  

[Peterw42]

There are some urban myths floating around at the moment to do with this subject. Saw some posts in a Pattaya facebook group saying Thais are turning up to Australia with a resident visa and having there phone searched and then having their visa cancelled and refused entry because of images on phones.

Absolute rubbish but the story is being shared around. 100s are believing it.

[poohy]

9 hours ago, scorecard said:

What about a link to a porn site (not pedo or violent etc.), in your favorites list, is that 'iffy?'

 

i wouldn't think so but who knows i have been lugging a laptop around the world for the last 20 years with stuff on like that, until today never even crossed my mind!

[bendejo]

19 hours ago, johng said:

On 11/26/2018 at 4:55 PM, Emster23 said:

I imagine I would worry a bit if I brought back box set of a few seasons of Game of Thrones to Thailand

They're ok as long as the "wobbly bits" are blurry...also the cigarettes,bottles of booze and guns or knifes but only when pointed at someone.

 

We used to get MNET in the south, a network of stations from South Africa.  I miss it.

No Thai censorship at all, they even occasionally played that certain Jodi Foster movie that is banned. It's always a culture shock to come up to Bkk and see the blurring on guns, ciggies etc.

Transiting through Amsterdam airport in the 1970s I was really surprised to see 8mm porn movies sold in the airport shops along with the magazines, candy etc (this was before VCR cassettes). I figured most countries would hassle if customs found one in your bags.

For those who doubt there are customs officials who would do this the US definitely does, but most cases I've heard involves US guys returning from a short trip to Thailand, and if they get the notion they'll go through phones, memory sticks, whatever.

 

 

[Rc2702]

There's a little product called a porn detection stick which scans a hard drive in minutes and identifies all videos and images based on skin pigment analysis. This can scan all file types and creates a database and file name for the scan. It's plug and play and anyone can use it. Its very comprehensive. Imagine if the RTP had that.

 

 

 

 

[tifino]

On 11/29/2018 at 10:05 AM, Rc2702 said:

There's a little product called a porn detection stick which scans a hard drive in minutes and identifies all videos and images based on skin pigment analysis. This can scan all file types and creates a database and file name for the scan. It's plug and play and anyone can use it. Its very comprehensive. Imagine if the RTP had that.

 

 

 

 

... probably be chucking a sickie after every couple of shifts; & spending it in the bathroom ????