> It's not like you need to 'smuggle' any form of data physically.
Because most people don't have the technical know how, or desire to spend the effort to ensure that the data they _are_ bringing across the border is safe to disclose.
Even elsewhere in the comments here is a long debate about the "safe" way to deliver data across borders, some of which are actually terrible ideas.
Yes, theoretically, people could avoid bringing any sensitive data physically across the border, but most do anyways and I bet you do too.
Because most people don't have the technical know how, or desire to spend the effort to ensure that the data they _are_ bringing across the border is safe to disclose.
Even elsewhere in the comments here is a long debate about the "safe" way to deliver data across borders, some of which are actually terrible ideas.
Yes, theoretically, people could avoid bringing any sensitive data physically across the border, but most do anyways and I bet you do too.