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Border agents can search cellphones without a warrant or reasonable suspicion

235 points · 198 comments · mmh0000

  1. petcat · · focus · HN ↗
    Customs has always been able to search everything without a warrant or suspicion when crossing the border. I guess this is saying that they can search the digital contents of physical devices/media as well?
    1. wrs · · focus · HN ↗
      It says they can manually search them. According to this, the ruling explicitly doesn’t say if they can digitally search them.
      1. inopinatus · · focus · HN ↗
        digitally also means “using the fingers”, so never consent to a digital search without prior clarification
        1. esafak · · focus · HN ↗
          You using the whole fist, doc?
          1. SoftTalker · · focus · HN ↗
            Breathe easy.
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