throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 hours 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-square33linkfedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down112
arrow-up173arrow-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 · 21 hours agomessage-square33linkfedilink
minus-squareStevelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up89·21 hours 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-up32arrow-down1·20 hours 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-213 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-up3·16 hours agoThis is a very good point. I misunderstood the post.
minus-squareWhyJiffie@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·16 hours agoif you are not white, are you closer to being a rando, or to being (perceived as) an actual threat?
minus-squareMakhno@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·15 hours agoYou’re dramatically overplaying how much skin color matters when it comes to this stuff.
minus-squarestinerman@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·16 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.
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?
You’re dramatically overplaying how much skin color matters when it comes to this stuff.
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.