International travel is filled with complexities like which suitcase to bring and how to stay connected while abroad, but now there's an additional headache: protecting your private information when ...

International travelers should consider getting a burner phone to avoid border agents snooping on their private data.

Burners are contract-free and you can grab them off the counter. They're called burner phones because you can "burn" them (trash them) after use and the phone can't be traced back to you, which makes ...

Chances are you’re not an international spy, a member of an organized crime family or a drug smuggler, but in a world where smartphones contain reams of sensitive personal data and can easily be used ...

Here are some best practices for safeguarding sensitive personal data. By Brian X. Chen Brian X. Chen is the lead consumer technology writer for The New York Times and author of Tech Fix, a weekly ...

Let's be real, the idea of a border agent scrolling through your phone is a modern-day nightmare. And with US Customs searching thousands of devices and using tools to copy their contents, it's a ...