

When I did it recently the hardware (w encrypted data) went through a checked bag inspection but it didn’t really affect anything else. I’m not sure that other countries’ security apparatus is going to threaten people to vacuum up their data like the usa, and in leaving the usa you typically don’t deal with usa customs inspection
I took it with me directly to avoid paying for a big estate transfer service and import tax that would otherwise be assessed by default on a normal shipment
Too little, too late. Surveillance capitalism will eventually literally sell everyone’s most private of details, and that’s if the gestapo doesn’t already have an automated system that sucks up and indexes everything stored by big tech without having to pay a premium