Precautions when travelling to Middle East (DXB,SHJ) w.r.t PC and Kindle contents?
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If you are traveling to either Dubai or Sharjah wiping your Kindle is not required.
If you are traveling with a non-portable computer (a desktop) they may ask you to turn it on just to make sure it is actually a computer and not something else.
For portable computers (laptops) you don't have to wipe them either.
For printed books it's a different matter, and it varies from country to country.
A universal rule is that any printed media, film (DVD, etc.) that is p**nographic or blasphemous religious is restricted and may not be allowed entry - even in a liberal emirate like Dubai.
Further, pirated software may also be confiscated. They don't search your laptop, but if you are carrying a large stack of CDs they might question you.
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No p**n, no religious stuff (bibles and other symbols or jewerly), no pork meat, no drugs. You will be safe in 99% of islamic countries (Dubai included).
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In theory, nothing has changed: p**nography, very broadly defined, remains entirely banned in the UAE. An Internet filter also remains in place, although it's very patchy (playboy.com will be blocked, obscurehotgoatse.xxx probably not) and it's easily circumvented by VPN.
In practice, Dubai gets so many visitors that they don't even attempt to control the entry of digital information at the borders, they're primarily interested in alcohol and drugs. Unless you raise red flags for other reasons, your laptops, Kindles etc are not going to be examined at all.
TL;DR: If your p**n is stashed well enough that your mom can't find it, I wouldn't worry about it.
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