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Border agents can search cellphones without a warrant or reasonable suspicion

235 points · 198 comments · mmh0000

  1. 0xbadcafebee · · focus · HN ↗
    The problem with these laws isn&#x27;t that they can search you at the border. It&#x27;s that they can search you within 100 miles of the border (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Border_search_exception" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Border_search_exception). The total number of people who live within that zone is 213 Million people, or 2&#x2F;3 of the total population (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.aclu.org&#x2F;know-your-rights&#x2F;border-zone" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.aclu.org&#x2F;know-your-rights&#x2F;border-zone).
    1. ArcHound · · focus · HN ↗
      Seems like a generally terrible idea. Why this cannot be one day changed to 200 miles on a whim?
      1. mixdup · · focus · HN ↗
        It will, one day, be changed to 200 miles (or more) on a whim
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