Indonesian moving to Australia soon, I’m just concerned my laptop/phone will be checked for pirated content.

The general rule of thumb I’ve seen around the internet is “encrypt your drive”, which is easy enough. But the other approach typically says “bring a burner phone / laptop” which of course isn’t viable in my case.

Can anyone confirm on the legitimacy of these claims? I know I pirate light (““light”” compared to the vets here), but I’m just so paranoid that I could be held up and sent back home, because this might be my only shot.

  • YeastInspection@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    6
    ·
    1 year ago

    Australian here. This post reeks of paranoia. Are you moving 10 drives with pirate stickers on them and sweating profusely? If not, don’t worry. The border force are only trained to search for biohazards.

    A far more likey risk is baggage agents dropping the bag, or leaving it in the rain. But why are you physically moving data anyway? Unlimited gigiabit connections are the norm here, so you could probably redownload whatever it is when you need it, instead of letting readily available copies of pirated media dictate your interactions with law enforcement.

    • Andiama@lemmy.worldOP
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      1 year ago

      As said, I’m very paranoid because this might be the only chance I get to move somewhere decent (minus all the, well, problems).

      Judging from your statement, does it mean that

      1. I can bring an external hard drive (like 1 or 2 because I have terabytes of data from my old drives)? and 2. Gigabit connections are essentially available in every single household in Aussie?
      • YeastInspection@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        1 year ago

        Gigabit connections are available almost everywhere, for a cost of around $120AUD/month (usually 1000 mbps down, 40mbps up). Look at a provider like AussieBroadband for details.

        2 drives won’t raise any questions - just say you’re a videographer if asked.

    • akxd@lemmynsfw.com
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      1 year ago

      Hahaha I can say gigabit unlimited is definitely not the norm unless you live in an apartment tower that’s new or have fttp lol. Remember the NBN was a disaster lol