In 2014, the Supreme Court made it clear: phone searches require warrants. While it did note the case involved a search “incident to an arrest,” the precedent was undeniable. If a phone…
  • Z4rK@lemmy.worldEnglish
    27·
    1 year ago

    I literally have nothing to hide, but conveniently have just reset my phone whenever I’m flying into the US.

    • Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works
      31·
      1 year ago

      Unfortunately, “the border”, as defined in US customs law, extends 100 miles inland from the coast. That covers the entire urbanized eastern and western seaboards, or 2/3 of the US population.

    • 2Xtreme21@lemmy.world
      21·
      1 year ago

      My company will give you a blank laptop if you have confidential information on it when traveling to the US. The policy is always to comply and hand over everything if asked so they want to minimize any risks of information falling into the wrong hands.

      That policy also applies for traveling to China. So it’s pretty telling that my company thinks the US and Chinese governments are both risks to its intellectual property.