If you're thinking about traveling internationally this summer, there's a chance you have heard stories like these.

A real estate attorney, an American citizen, returning from Canada, says that he was detained without explanation.

In recent weeks, we've seen green card and visa holders being detained by the federal government.

Should people...

...countries have updated their travel advice to the United States in the wake of a crackdown on immigration.

22% drop in foreign travelers to the U.S. already in the last five weeks.

Lawyers have reported being detained at the U.S. border even though they had valid

travel visas.

Germany updated as travel advisory.

People being questioned, searched, even detained as they travel back into the United States.

There have been some publicized incidents of people you wouldn't expect being stopped, you know, at U.S. border crossings and just tourists flying in for vacation, you know, for pleasure to visit the U.S., things like that.

Just very surprising incidents. vacation, you know, for pleasure to visit the U.S., things like that.

Just very surprising incidents.

That's Lily Hay Newman, a senior writer for Wired, who covers information security.

And the thing about these incidents is that they don't necessarily end with a conversation.

They go deeper to the heart of our digital lives,

our phones. Just imagine the things your phone knows about you. Now imagine a Border Patrol agent,

reading your texts, looking at your Instagram, trying to understand that weird slack joke you made with a coworker. Maybe they don't care, but there's a chance they do.

We are in a time now where the U.S. presidential administration has said very, very, very

clearly that they are doing an immigration crackdown and that they are scrutinizing everyone who enters the U.S. very closely.

So today on the show, if you are traveling this summer, listen up.

With Lily as our guide, we are going to teach you how to keep your phone and your digital life safe when you're crossing the border.

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