Comment by cortesoft
5 hours ago
> just log out of everything before you fly and throw away your device after they have had access to it, it's now compromised.
I get what you are saying, but this is incredibly expensive and not really practical for most people.
> not really practical for most people
Evaluate your threat model and the chance that a wipe and reinstall of the OS will be insufficient protection.
If you were targeted, you may have some tough choices. Might as well think about them ahead of time.