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

411 points · 378 comments · rbanffy

  1. Tangurena2 · · focus · HN ↗
    > “In [Fiscal Year] 2025, out of the over 419 million travelers CBP processed at ports of entry, CBP only searched the electronic devices of 55,318 international travelers,” the agency wrote, or 0.0013%.

    The harassment is targeted at critics & opponents of the current regime. The message is very clear: Be afraid of us. Be very afraid

    There are 33 days remaining until election day. Vote out all the incumbents.

    1. JensenTorp · · focus · HN ↗
      Unfortunately you have made it about politics, so half the people won't listen to you, and half will agree without understanding the problem of the situation.
      1. phoghed · · focus · HN ↗
        Brother on what planet is the customs and border agency of your government doing a warrantless search of your devices not political?
        1. JensenTorp · · focus · HN ↗
          Surely you understand that making it about "Trump" implies you can fix it by voting, which you can't, because the laws were there under Democrat administrations too.

          As soon as you say "Trump man bad" then the underlying discussion that needs to be had is lost.

        2. jobs_throwaway · · focus · HN ↗
          It is obviously political, but the same practices happened under Biden and Obama. It is very clearly a both-sides issue, and I'm not sure how voting for dems is supposed to help.
          1. aqme28 · · focus · HN ↗
            He didn't say to vote for dems.
            1. xdennis · · focus · HN ↗
              He said "current regime". He obviously means the previous regime didn't do this (as if Snowden didn't happen under Obama).
              1. throwforfeds · · focus · HN ↗
                Not OP, but I wouldn't so sure to read that intent into it. There are plenty of people on the left that are critical of the dems. We can both be critical of this practice under Obama as well as under Trump. Voting out incumbents, to me, would mean getting rid of all the officials that have been complacent in this practice, on both sides.
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