Questions about pirated content and Canadian border control

[Moe]

Moe agrees with me.

Don't you, Moe?

Stranger things have happened.


But, yea, you could put a big ass label on the HD saying "Pirated Movies" and unless they have some other reason to not like you, they won't bother with it.

[dueda]

That reminds me one time I was caught for inspection with a handful hardcore and pervert hentai magazines leaving Japan. No, there was no Internet at the time.
Dude, that cop got hot. I mean hot headed.

On topic:
If you're ultra worried, put some password and hide the movies folder, but leave a bunch of family/travel pictures, other videos, games, etc.
A privacy app can help. But will take a lot of time to hide/encrypt so many files, so maybe just hidding will do.
Don't take a disabled external drive or disconnect that one; security worldwide suspects any gadget not working is a potential box for stuff other than it's original, so they may want to check it.

[RobertX]

Were you able to cross in the end, or did they confiscate those girly mags?

[dueda]

Were you able to cross in the end, or did they confiscate those girly mags?

Yep, no problem; they RX'd some metal pieces and that was their concern, but after inspection they found it was harmless. Mags just raised the temper of the finest and, curiously, none was apologetic thereafter, I kept being scolded and yelled at. Maybe I look like a walking public menace.

[contrail]

I don't think they will bother with the digital stuff, they are probably more worried about illegal items. Just stay normal and keep yourself to a semi-formal matter at the border

[joew771]

This has been asked before, and NO, no one at any border ever will look at your computer for pirated movies, songs, or whatever. Never will that happen.

[dueda]

... no one at any border ever will look at your computer for pirated movies, songs, or whatever. Never will that happen.

Shortsighted... Try a radical country where pornography of any kind, pirated or not, is a severe offence.
Make sure you have only "Toy Story" or "Yodel Choirs Greatest Hits" when going off Disney's world...