The travel-only Gmail account: A practical proposal for digital privacy at the US border

Spectre and Meltdown are just the beginning

There’s never just one or two isolated, one-off flaws in complex computing products. Especially with a product as complex and widely used as Intel CPUs, once one security vulnerability is exposed, many more will soon follow.

Timeline of Intel Security Blunder

• Summer 2017: Google finds huge flaw in Intel computers. Details are kept secret pending remedy.
• November 2017: Microsoft, Linux developers working secretly on fix.
• 19 December 2017: Intel CEO Brian Krzanich dumps all…

I’m not a lawyer, but it’s one of those things where I think you could still have some exposure. For example, if they find the password database and say, “Are you capable of decrypting this,” you could always take the 5th or exercise your right to remain silent, but unless you’re entering your own country, you could also be turned away at the border…