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Bring desktop to SG
Hi, is it possible if i bring my own personal desktop from Msia to SG? Will the custom allow me to do so?
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If it is just 1 PC don't see any problem, especially if it is already used.cless^alvein wrote:Hi, is it possible if i bring my own personal desktop from Msia to SG? Will the custom allow me to do so?
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No problem.
Except for one thing. You have to make sure you do not have pirated software or media contents in your desktop when you bring over. It may be very rare but ICA may check the contents. Same things goes to the CDs you will bring along with your desktop.
I have heard of a case of a friend of a friend (by word of mouth) that his laptop was checked by ICA and got fined for containing pirated softwares/movies inside. Of course whether it is a true case or not, I can't vouch for that but doesn't harm to be careful.
Except for one thing. You have to make sure you do not have pirated software or media contents in your desktop when you bring over. It may be very rare but ICA may check the contents. Same things goes to the CDs you will bring along with your desktop.
I have heard of a case of a friend of a friend (by word of mouth) that his laptop was checked by ICA and got fined for containing pirated softwares/movies inside. Of course whether it is a true case or not, I can't vouch for that but doesn't harm to be careful.
I'd be highly suspicious of this. How do you prove an application is legitimate or installed? Unless he blatantly left media in a BitTorrent 'Downloads' folder with the pirate groups' naming scheme, it's really hard. Software even more so.the lynx wrote:No problem.
Except for one thing. You have to make sure you do not have pirated software or media contents in your desktop when you bring over. It may be very rare but ICA may check the contents. Same things goes to the CDs you will bring along with your desktop.
I have heard of a case of a friend of a friend (by word of mouth) that his laptop was checked by ICA and got fined for containing pirated softwares/movies inside. Of course whether it is a true case or not, I can't vouch for that but doesn't harm to be careful.
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I wondered the same way. But one can pretty certain about the pirated CDs...zzm9980 wrote:I'd be highly suspicious of this. How do you prove an application is legitimate or installed? Unless he blatantly left media in a BitTorrent 'Downloads' folder with the pirate groups' naming scheme, it's really hard. Software even more so.the lynx wrote:No problem.
Except for one thing. You have to make sure you do not have pirated software or media contents in your desktop when you bring over. It may be very rare but ICA may check the contents. Same things goes to the CDs you will bring along with your desktop.
I have heard of a case of a friend of a friend (by word of mouth) that his laptop was checked by ICA and got fined for containing pirated softwares/movies inside. Of course whether it is a true case or not, I can't vouch for that but doesn't harm to be careful.
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Hoo-ray for linux and the free stuff that come with it.
Also,
*cough*encryption*cough
NB: We do not condone illegal activities here. We do, however, encourage common sense. And some sense of humor too.
Also,
*cough*encryption*cough
NB: We do not condone illegal activities here. We do, however, encourage common sense. And some sense of humor too.
"A quokka is what would happen if there was an anime about kangaroos."
On this note:nakatago wrote:Hoo-ray for linux and the free stuff that come with it.
Also,
*cough*encryption*cough
NB: We do not condone illegal activities here. We do, however, encourage common sense. And some sense of humor too.
Normal Encryption is NOT recommended for travelling to the US. If you do not provide the key, TSA will simply seize the equipment until they can examine it and break the encryption. Since good encryption can take until after the Sun cools down to crack with modern equipment, this might be a while.
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