It gives you a more random media access control address (MAC address, a unique identifier), keeps the storage clean, the VPN gets you an ip back in your own country via a more secure pipe.
A free OS can be found on monthly open source computer magazines saves downloading.
Ensure your 2nd hand computer does not have a mic or camera :)

Its hard to work out what the issue is.
China will see the product in the same way it saw 4k displays at 30 and 60 Hz. A flood of new VR products at a working class price point to meet market demands will be in shops globally.
Some will have Windows, Mac and Linux support, others will be more driver and OS bound.
So in time you will be able to find some great made in China VR products at various price points with interesting hardware support for your VR needs via brands from China.
No need of think about the past, just think of the VR fun, dev support and product selection from China.
China will do what most nations do, route around any issues and get back to sales of their own products.
Compatible headsets for all, just not from one brand at the expected price point :)

That will be the new reality. Enter the country without any electronic equipment. Buy from a 2nd hand computer/recycling shop. Use new storage in computer at one secure location via a trusted VPN and no driving around with your cheap laptop. Return computer without storage when done. Exit.
The big risk was having your laptop like device cloned at the border. Now just having a computer is part of a civil forfeiture risk.

Or some German word thats whispered during a search with the handler pointing to an area.
The dog then slobbers or moves ie 'alerts" - instant "probable cause" :)

3. They don't need probable cause to search when crossing the border of the country.
4. Or when you're within an area referred to as a 'buffer zone' or 'national security corridor', which extends something like 100 miles from the international border itself, and can go even further in some cases.
Dont forget what is found during a traffic stop in some areas of some states that then leads to civil forfeiture.
ie your cash is removed and the hidden digital storage device is also examined.

Yes I was just hinting at the numbers and scale of the hops per person. It grows and they collect it all :)

Welcome, glad I could help.

Every 2 hops or 3+ hops per interesting international person as they drifted around the internet?
"Three degrees of separation: breaking down the NSA's 'hops' surveillance method" (29 October 2013)
http://www.theguardian.com/wor...

Hi 42,
It might have been National Security Study Memorandum 200
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
"It was adopted as official U.S. policy by President Gerald Ford in November 1975. It was originally classified, but was later declassified and obtained by researchers in the early 1990s." so the date might fit.
It might not be the one you where thinking of but does suggest that the rich first world nations have to keep the third world in poverty and only exporting raw materials.
The third world was never to value add. A third world population might be sitting one real wealth and its people might just be able to sell something at a real market value one day.
A complex series of steps was suggested to keep the emerging third world in its place.

Dont learn an international language.
Dont befriend an international person.
Dont let an international person befriend you.
Dont use a foreign VPN or IP.

They should read Plato's Cave https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... and understand what the USA has got so perfect.
Give the people all the far left, right, far right populist, pundits, crusaders against corrupt politicians, faith based groups, labor rights activists, news aggregator sites, fronts for foundations, fronts for tax free think tanks, charities and self made talk radio stars they want.
Over time the thinking public will level out onto some online community and quote 1984 or/and libertarian authors against trolls and government provocateurs.
If they do protest they are herded into pre arranged free speech zones to listen to their leaders give passionate rants about great court victories or their freedoms winning over new people.
Go back home, post to forums/web 2.0, emerge to be herded into pre arranged free speech zone every few months to be shared in full HD on web 2.0 for free.
A few random take down notices really make the supporters feel like they are winning.
No anti Vietnam war or 1980's Eastern Europe optics to worry about. Just well funded right wing foundation fools and far left talking points preaching to the choir.
Dont worry about any opposition, protect and project it 24/7.

Russia knows its user count, networking speeds (past copper, new optical) and cpu needs to switch or database at a commercial and gov level.
Some options are:
Import software and hardware that is perfect in terms of heat, speed, future needs, size, support and code supported.
The US or its competitive 'clone' is great on any site due to instant backdoor support.
Import hardware that is perfect in terms of heat, speed, future needs, size, support. Try and rewrite all needed code in Russia.
The US or its competitive 'clone' is great but did it stop on the way to Russia for an upgrade?
Russia has great staff, "unmetered" power for temperature and cpu use and huge secure sites.
Why the need for no heat, top speed, future needs, tiny size? Just line up Russian built white boxes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W... end to end and code over the massive expected hardware speed drop? Heat is not an issue, size is huge, network is not going to get millions of new users added per location as designed. Russia then has new jobs, own hardware, own code, own network.
Might be slow build and physically hard to upgrade but every aspect will be fully understood by expert local staff. Just keep finding secure hall sized sizes as needed.