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Border agents can search cellphones without a warrant or reasonable suspicion

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18 Sept
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24 May
CBP Directive 3340-049B: Border Search of Electronic Devices

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12 May
EFF to 4th Circuit: Electronic Device Searches at the Border Require a Warrant

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1 Oct
Federal courts have long recognized a “border exception” to the Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution, where people, bags, and electronic devices can be searched without a warrant, and a recent case

Federal courts have long recognized a “border exception” to the Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution, where people, bags, and electronic devices can be searched without a

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28 Jul
GrapheneOS Defends Data-Wiping Function That Blocked US Border Search

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26 Jul
US citizen charged after GrapheneOS phone wipes during airport search

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