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Border agents can search cellphones without a warrant or reasonable suspicion

235 points · 198 comments · mmh0000

andix · 1789758288 · focus · HN ↗
Anyone still crossing US borders with electronic devices that aren't fully wiped? This is company policy for some European companies for a long time. Even during the Biden administration.
Most employees just receive a wiped phone/laptop for the duration of the trip. Depending on the country its either a device that only has access to the bare minimum of Services, or for countries like Russia they issue a dumb phone that can only call and text.
1. SoftTalker · 1789762066 · focus · HN ↗
  Yes, the vast majority of US citizens returning from international travel cross the border with their regular personal, unwiped phones every day.

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