SirBillybob

You tell them. 

Apologies. Neither you nor Tom Hanks, but he arguably owns the scene’s cinematic property rights. 
Regarding your phone’s contents I’m certain you understand far better than a Luddite like me how to technically remotely store them, later retrieving them at your convenience for your resumed personal use, while in the meantime comfortably submitting an empty device for inspection, as that format is not subject to border examination. 
But while we are on the subject, I thought that I had to bring my phone on board for fire safety reasons. How does that measure apply to the same device packaged for courier air cargo means of transport if ground postal service does not apply? Obviously, electronic devices are transported in this manner but I believe dangerous goods checks and balances apply. 

If you thought you were confused before …

Completely agree and i think about "why aren't providers/clients all on Signal or Threema?" a lot too. I have the same critiques of WhatsApp and all Meta/Facebook companies in general. I greatly dislike using their products/services and options like Signal or Threema are better in terms of privacy/anonymity.
WhatsApp is widely popular mainly just because it'd already been the most widely used messaging app globally for a long time. It was one of the first messaging apps that really took off in widespread use during the times when regular SMS/MMS texting used to cost money, especially for international messaging. It's never lost that first mover/most popular app advantage.
You may be aware of a lot of this, but under the hood, WhatsApp actually uses the same open source encryption protocol that Signal created and uses. The WhatsApp messages contents are truly encrypted, by default, in transit from device A to device B to the same level as they are on Signal and Meta can't read the messages. Which is actually a notable advantage over Telegram which does not encrypt messages unless you activate "Secret Chats". Which you have to do separately with each individual person you're messaging. Telegram's encryption for Secret Chat's uses MT Proto 2.0 protocol which is Telegram's custom, but mostly open source, encryption protocol and to my knowledge it works similarly but it's not the Signal protocol like Signal and WhatsApp use. Check this out for a deeper dive on WhatsApp encryption/data handling: https://www.securityhero.io/is-whatsapp-safe/
The same is true for Google RCS texting. RCS is the replacement to SMS/MMS that Google uses a closed version of (there's an open standard version but Google and phone carriers made it so that version doesn't get updates to make it usable for third party texting apps like Textra or other texting apps) and is the default messaging app on nearly all Android phones. It also has cross compatibility including encryption with Apple iMessage as of fairly recently, so iMessage texts with an Android user no longer fall back to SMS/MMS but to RCS on supported iOS and Android versions. This is also another main way sex workers/clients communicate. It also is encrypted, but Google and the phone carriers have the other identifying metadata just like WhatsApp and Telegram do.
These big companies largely don't want or need the actual content of our messages anymore, but they do keep the metadata logs of who we message, when, where you are, device IP addresses, how much/long you use the app for, and other metadata (for years) and this is largely the info they are using to still build advertising profiles on us and to turn over to law enforcement when compelled to do so. That can then be what's used to get a warrant for a device search and they get message content from the actual devices of the users if it is still on the device.
The advantage Signal has is that the messages/underlying protocol are fully encrypted and open source, the user facing app and server code itself is also open source meaning you or a trusted auditor can actually check that the app functions the way the developers say it does (not the case with Telegram and Whatsapp), and 3rd party code audits repeatedly show that basically the only data they ever have is when you made your account and the most recent time you last used the app/pinged a server. They don't even have the metadata for who is messaging who and when, let alone message content. It's all encrypted along with the message content.
I feel like Signal isn't well advertised outside of tech minded/privacy minded people and spaces. It's most popular with politicians/government workers, reporters, political activists, and privacy seeking regular users. So i don't think many in the sex work space even know it's an option or they don't fully see the upside when WhatsApp/Telegram have the option to encrypt message content too (which of course is not the only aspect of messaging privacy that matters).
Signal also has the problem any app competing with an entrenched dominating competitor in it's field has. Getting large swathes of people, even those just among a niche group, to switch apps/services is always a near impossible task unless something monumental happens that causes a mass user exodus from the popular app to an agreed upon alternative.
 
This is objectively not true. Privacy is still a thing, and it's why the powers that be are still trying to increase their encroachment on it. Many countries/governments are still actively trying (and have not yet succeeded) to ban or gain backdoor access to things like encrypted apps or VPNs specifically because they do provide privacy.
Privacy is important, is still attainable to varying degrees if you're willing to become technologically savvy and give up/find alternatives to certain conveniences we're all used to in the digital age. Many just simply aren't willing to put in that effort/give up those conveniences or don't know how or don't care how to figure it out. Which is why those that feel the way you do default to that position. It's not that we can't, it's that you don't want/care to because the conveniences you get in exchange for your privacy are worth it to you. You don't understand or just aren't usually the one directly affected by the instances when that trade off is abused. 
And that's truly totally fine, but just be aware and honest about it at least. Lack of privacy is not at all something you have to just accept, and some semblance of privacy is something everyone needs to varying degrees. Whether you think you have something to hide or not (and whether you do or not is subjective and sometimes isn't always up to you).

Yeah, I saw it but went with the phone due to the topic. Around that era I’d have likely been detained for having photos of Peter Lupus in my wallet.
Little does secondary inspection know that I currently store questionable content in my RayBans. 

OK, let’s start with. I’m not a lawyer and certainly not an immigration lawyer.
My advice if you’re worried about US customs finding something on your phone or laptop:
#1 (Safest option) Completely back up the device and wipe it before you cross the border. It’s pretty simple to do and certainly not illegal. If it’s not on you in the no-man’s-land of immigration, they can’t search it without a warrant. In no-man’s-land, anything on you is fair game. And no, you don’t have a right to a lawyer in no-man’s-land. However, this will be seen as suspicious so be prepared for a long delay and interrogation if you get stopped with a wiped device. A non-US citizen will likely be denied entry for carrying a wiped device.
#2) At the very least, turn off your biometric unlocking function, put your phone in airplane mode (in theory they’re not allowed to search your “cloud based data”), and power down your device, before you get anywhere near the boarder. They can’t force you to unlock the phone without a warrant, but they can deny entry for non-US citizens who refuse to comply. And even though US citizens can’t be denied entry, they can confiscate the phone from anyone for “forensic investigation”. This is not as good on option as people think it is. They will still detain you for hours, harass you endlessly, keep your device for months, and again, you won’t have access to a lawyer.
#3 Use an OS that has a wipe/kill function built into it. IMHO, this is by far the worst option. No, they won’t get the data, but you will be facing major charges. To them it’s them same as flushing a bag of cocaine down the toilet while they police are knocking on your front door. Unless you forgot to do #1, and what’s on your device will lead to your death or several decades in jail, this is probably a bad option.
#4 There is no great option. Keep as much “crap” off your devices as possible. Rest assured that searches are relatively rare:
For a quick AI search:

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) searched 55,318 electronic devices last year.   Search Breakdown Basic searches: 50,922 manual checks conducted without required suspicion. Advanced searches: 4,396 forensic or data-copying checks requiring reasonable suspicion. U.S. citizens: 13,590 searches involved devices belonging to American citizens. Context: This total represents a 17.6% increase from the prior year, affecting a tiny fraction (roughly one per 6,800) of total travelers processed Of course statistics don’t matter if you’re “the one”.

IDK, but do keep us informed regarding any signs of Shrinkflation. 

I can neither identify a single word in my original post on clarifying Lipfendra’s role in management that would carry the risk of evidently triggering you, nor ascertain the choice of terms and language that someone of your apparent educational stature and self-reported breadth of reading would not have been able to comprehend.
Your follow-up post (inserted) today continues to reinforce my view that your contributions are at times more vexatious than substantive. No harm in assessing your interpersonal filters for possible re-calibration at your next cholesterol screening. 

Here’s a symptom scale. Each item has a baseline of 0, so just count up to the selection value that applies for you. Item maximum scores vary from 1 to 10 but you can see that when you tally them the maximum score, unadjusted weighting, is 43. Pretreatment research scores are in the 22 to 36 range. A reduction of about 6 overall is considered clinically meaningful. Obviously, general unstructured self-appraisal of degree of condition severity is important, but sometimes a standardized anchored measure is useful even individually for comparison over time, especially if embarking on a particular intervention. 
Item #4 should read “as much pain …”

“Getting caught” would apply to a person providing massage in a jurisdiction where therapeutic qualification and practice are regulated yet putting oneself forward as possessing formal credentials that are the basis of certification, licensing, etc. It’s all in the wording of descriptive services. You need to find a labelling balance between “manual lymphatic drainage plus trigger point release” and “light repetitive stroking of skin with Boy Butter skin care brand”.
In Canada it’s a patchwork system and inconsistently applied across provinces / territories. Ontario is an example of strict credentials and it’s usually framed as title protection in order to protect the professional integrity and recognize the complex academic and supervised practica steps that true practitioners undertake for licensing, with financial penalties for bogus representation. As such, a person there should explicitly specify the lack of formal licensure and not put the onus on clients to differentiate and grasp the exact professional wording. 
Think of the example where a trained registered nurse can take your temperature, BP &c, or administer an injection, where such procedures in certain cases can be executed by a non-nurse (or yourself) without credentials. Your family member or friend is subbing for a nurse in an area that falls within the nursing domain, but not masquerading as the relevant certified professional. 
Jail? IDK contingencies for failure to pay fines. I would worry more about running afoul of law in jurisdictions where both provision and receipt of commercial sex work is criminalized. 

He has been my favourite screen heartthrob for some time and I watched it opening day. I plead guilty to my crush, have lost my head anyway, and ask only to be carted off to the Galitzine. 
I have seen all of his filmography (TV and movies, some direct to streaming and obscure) and now M of U and the sheep movie are complementary on Prime Video. I just read The King’s Assassin along with revisiting Mary & George, so I could imagine him page to page. 
The similarity of his build, flawless skin, facial structure, and expressivity style to that of a guy of same approximate age I go with, but mostly Portuguese background more Med than northern, is uncanny. Though I still lean to my contact if a two-choice dilemma ever presented. 

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He has been my favourite screen heartthrob for some time and I watched it opening day. I plead guilty to my crush, have lost my head anyway, and ask only to be carted off to the Galitzine. 
I have seen all of his filmography (TV and movies, some direct to streaming and obscure) and now M of U and the sheep movie are complementary on Prime Video. I just read The King’s Assassin along with revisiting Mary & George, so I could imagine him page to page. 
The similarity of his build, flawless skin, facial structure, and expressivity style to that of a guy of same approximate age I go with, but mostly Portuguese background more Med than northern, is uncanny. Though I still lean to my contact if a two-choice dilemma ever presented. 

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Perhaps start by taking Red Yeast Rice. It’s an OTC you take daily. Dramatically dropped mine over a few months. 

Has anyone else OD'd on Nicholas Galitzine's Masters of the Universe character?   I was nearly free from my Nicholas Galitzine addiction after Red, White and Royal Blue, then this jacked, shaglicious thirst trap appeared.
                                      

I want to turn galitzine into a verb and have him do it to me.
Repeatedly.

The cautionary tale is now accompanied by an incident report that has added technical appendices to be pored over by an expanded creature oversight committee with bunker bases set up in Manhattan then Berlin. 

Mary Shelley is channeled yet again.  😆

Now that’s a grape intervention one can let breathe and is spared the pitfalls of sub-adherence. 

Words of wisdom from a Warner Bros. spokesman:
 
 

The current FDA evaluates drugs no differently than previously. Lipfendra has been undergoing trials since 2020 with the Phase 3 trial ending in July 2025. While novel as a pill, it uses the same biological target as injectables like Repatha, Praluent, and Leqvio, so it's very likely to be approved by other countries within a year.

Life was simpler when all you had to do was this:

I won’t be dying for a salad anytime soon. My immediate future portends nothing shredded. 

On the one hand, cash neither expires waiting to become money nor presents hoops to jump through such as with misplaced PIN codes or the $0.13 expenditure beyond redemption limit. 
On the other hand, cash unambiguously obligates income taxation.

One every four years is plenty  for me.I enjoyed this world cup. Typically America with lots of commercial breaks and half time shows resembeling a Super bowl.  Not necessary, but probably inevitable.Next time it will be held in Spain, Portugal, and Moroco. Perhaps a better ethos Will exist then
In the end both teams goes what they deserved.
Goodby Mr. Messi. You  were indeed a wizard. I will miss you.