HOCR 2025

[lt.wolf]

Registration will be open soon

International acceptances have been announced. I’ve heard some murmurs about Canadians opting out due to the current political climate. Hopefully, with time and a shift in perspective, they’ll reconsider.

[fullmetal]

Can't blame anyone for not wanting their phones to be seized and searched, risking having entry barred for political opinions. That's a lot of money spent on entry fees, equipment, and lodging flushed down the drain if some grouchy CBP/TSA contractor decides someone doesn't look like they deserve to enter for superficial reasons.

I wonder how long it will be until they start searching phones of US citizens returning from abroad.

[socalstroke]

I wonder how long it will be until they start searching phones of US citizens returning from abroad.

the exact limits are a legal gray area, but CBP has had the authority to search the phones of US citizens for a long time.

[ROWBOTTOM]

Coaching tips, re CBP phone hygiene

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/tech ... roid-share

[sandor]

Coaching tips, re CBP phone hygiene

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/tech ... roid-share

over the past 10-12 years i have found it increasingly easy to:
1) backup/erase
2) quick setup to generic out-of-the-box condition for security
3) erase & restore backup @ destination

it’s probably 3 minutes to erase/basic setup on the front end & 10 minutes to restore backup

i don’t use social media, so have no credentials they can try to extort.


i actually first did this to make sure my work apps/documents couldn’t be accessed (if they asked for pin codes, fingerprint, etc) but found it so simple i use it by default.

[socalstroke]

FYI data is still recoverable on your device until it has been overwritten.

[sandor]

FYI data is still recoverable on your device until it has been overwritten.

While nothing short of physical destruction should be trusted completely, to my knowledge, Apple’s iOS encrypts all user data & erasing a phone/tablet securely erases (zeros out) the encryption keys rendering the data itself inaccessible.

Personally i have used secure erasing (writing over ever bit multiple times) since the advent of solid state drives. At work we have always done it - sometimes taking weeks to securely erase an array before decommissioning it.

But, yes, generally it should be thought that simply deleting something does not make it disappear from the underlying hardware.

[lt.wolf]

Acceptance letter are out for singles

[lt.wolf]

Finn Hamill is returning to defend his HOCR title, while Karolien Florjin will join the women’s champion’s 1x field.

[lt.wolf]

Also !
Robbie Manson and brother Karl have joined the men’s champion 2x field, while Logan Ullrich is joining the men’s champion 1x field

[lt.wolf]

More

Phil Doyle and Fintan McCarthy just added to the Champ 2x

[lt.wolf]

Valent Sinkovic joining the Champ 1x field

[lt.wolf]

Juliane Faralisch and Fiona Murtagh are officially joining the women’s Champ 1x field

[crewu]

Any update on the financial situation with the Charles? There was some serious cash burn there recently.

[lt.wolf]

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