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ILIKETRAINS Will software installed onto the iOS or android be 'an extra wall' even when the OS (or silicon) itself is cracked?

I'm referring to apps like Signal.

I have a few questions regarding GOS and cellebrite. To my delight there is a whole stickied post regarding cellebrite that answered many questions. Thank you for that to all whom contributed! (side question. How can I keep up to date with any data regarding GOS and cellebrite?)

It appears to me that the professionals and hobbyists on this forum are in the best position to answer the questions and provide feedback and ideas. I have 0 experience with GOS. I am not a very technical person.

To set a foundation of understanding:
in summary, all and any iOS/android device is open to cellebrite machine automated hacking/exploiting UNLESS it is 1)before full unlock AND 2) has post 2022 patch GOS. Correct me if I am wrong.

As for US law for US citizens they are not mandated to provide passwords of any kind or even hand over their devices WITHOUT a warrant. This raises the issue that they may detain you as a form of spite and try to trick you into consenting. If you do give them either the devices or passwords they might still detain you just for the time it takes them to rummage through your rights and privacy and download it. This obviously provides every piece of data you possess and the patterns that fingerprint your behavior, writing style, and more to the US gov, the police and their friends/family, cellebrite and Israeli gov.

My two imperatives r to minimize any and all interactions with authorities at border crossings, without giving them access to personal data. Everything else is debatable about how important it is to me.

Considering the above two, I found the best solution is to simply NOT bring any devices that have had any personal information attached to them. (please provide any better options anywhere throughout my post). If asked, I provide the burner devices in a before unlock state (if possible) but not any passwords.

This solution raises two issues: First, you still need to somehow send your devices across the border. Second, a device with little to no personal effects might spite the CBP/police into digging further. A device with GOS might do so too, as the police might be confused why they are not able to abuse your privacy.

What are the thoughts and facts around this topic? And do you have any experience with such demands from border police? Would a GOS phone raise the chances you are detained compared to an empty burner phone with stock rom?

Formatting my current devices seem out of the question too because cellebrite automatically restores deleted data.