# "Locking down your device when crossing borders" (AP article)

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Tags:** vacation-travel\
**Created:** [May 4, 2025, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locking-down-your-device-when-crossing-borders-ap-article/1017868 "2025-05-04T15:09:56Z")\
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Actually, I’m not sure this works. If i log into my Google account, i think Google Play will default to reloading all of my apps, and even if i uninstall some of them, they’ll still be in my profile. And some of them will automatically log in.

And if i don’t log into my Google account, i don’t have my address book. And I’m actually going to need a lot of addresses.

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