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Returning from vacation? The government can search your phone without a warrant

411 points · 378 comments · rbanffy

  1. spiclk · · focus · HN ↗
    Does "search your phone" include any externally-hosted content that can be accessed by said phone?
    1. someonebaggy · · focus · HN ↗
      Yes of course. Basically they have ruled the entire warrant requirement for searches and prohibition on unreasonable searches and seizures is suspended within 100 miles of any border or international airport (which is most of the US).
      1. spiclk · · focus · HN ↗
        A comparison would be physical keys found during a police search - under what circumstances can the police legally use those keys to search other, locked locations?
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