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Fifth Circuit Says Law Enforcement Doesn’t Need Warrants To Search Phones At The Border (www.techdirt.com)

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/1899058

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[–] Z4rK 44 points 1 year ago (12 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

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.

https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/border-zone

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They've also been trying to claim that international airports are "external boundaries", and that their power extends 100 out from there. So even "safe" places like, say, Denver or Indianapolis or St. Louis wouldn't be safe if they have their way.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Talk about overreach.

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