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The U.S. Government Quietly Just Made It Legal to Go Through Your Phone at the Border (lataco.com)
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An Appeals Court panel has ruled that federal agents can legally search through travelers' cell phones without reasonable suspicion, probable cause, or a warrant when they cross an international border.

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[–] 20 points 1 month ago (9 children)

make sure that it is off during the entire transit

I've never had them insist that I can recall, but I do remember reading, I believe in the TSA docs, that any devices are supposed to be powered on and able to be demonstrated to be working or something to that effect ... I guess to make sure it's not just a phone-shaped bomb or whatever.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Even if they have you powered on, the fact that it's in the before-first unlock state means that the file-based encryption still holds and it cannot be unlocked with biometrics.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago

    Only time I've ever had an "electronic" device checked like that was at an airport in Europe about 15 years ago (if memory serves me right, I think it was CDG in France). I had a DSLR with a couple extra lenses and they asked me to turn on the camera and take a picture with each lense attached. They also asked to view through the viewfinder with each.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Makes a little more sense when you consider Israel's pager bombs.

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