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Posted on 04/03/2026 2:08:06 PM PDT by BenLurkin
US citizens traveling to Hong Kong are being warned that refusal to hand over passwords or access to their personal devices is now a criminal offense.
The US Consulate General in Hong Kong and Macao issued a warning that the Hong Kong government has changed the rules relating to the National Security Law on March 23.
The change applies to everyone in Hong Kong, including residents, visitors and travelers transiting through the airport.
“It is now a criminal offense to refuse to give the Hong Kong police the passwords or decryption assistance to access all personal electronic devices, including cellphones and laptops,” the statement said.
The new rule makes it illegal to refuse police requests for passwords or assistance in gaining access to personal electronics, including cell phones and laptops.
Refusal to comply is now a criminal offense and can lead to up to a year in jail and a fine of up to HK$100,000, or $12,760 USD.
Those who provide “false or misleading information” could face up to three years in jail, the BBC reported.
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Good to know! Will therefore never go through there, even in transit.
“That should do wonders for tourism.”
The law was passed last year for all of China.
The airports jumped on it as a way to load monitoring apps on phomes.
Make sure to only bring a burner phone if you have to travel to Hong Kong.
Even when I travel in America, outside my
home state I get a “burner” phone that
I toss after my trip.
For people that I want to contact me I give my
home phone and tell them to leave a message.
I’ll get it. For everybody else I give the
Burner number. Burner phones are cheap,
get an international sim card or do Esim.
, and subscribe to an international
service provider.
“Good to know! Will therefore never go through there, even in transit.”
My buddy was flying to the Philippines and had a layover in China, they asked him for his phone, he said, “What for?” and their reply was, “phone or jail.”
He said that was the last time he would touch a toe in China. After that, he got a new phone and changed every password to every application that required one.
bring the burner and the digital Rebel
,,, bye-bye Cathay Pacific.
As usual.
Most likely.
Sounds like reciprocity, so I’m cool with it.
This is not quite true. The HK police can only get your password if they have a warrant for it. However, it would be easy to do since the courts are in their pocket anyway.
Also, the law makes it easier for HK customs to seize anything they deem “seditious.” This of course, is anything is offensive to the HK or China government (rules keep changing).
Very Democrat.
While China circles around Taiwan like hungry circling sharks they’re aware of how their way of running things stuck the fork in former golden goose that thrived under British rule.
Now they’re stuck looking like idiots whether they pounce or not. Rough enough trying to pass off Capitalism-that-benefits-those-on-top while still espousing Communism (living the stereotype). They’re trapped in self-imposed patterns of parasitism that eventually make the system fail - being used up without growth or even renewal.
Leave your real devices home and take along a “burner” phone for normal communications, searches and photos.
My password is “XinniethePooh.”
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