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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Let Donald Trump see inside my phone? I'd rather be deported | Emma Beddington

Border social-media and phone searches threaten personal privacy because smartphones contain intimate, embarrassing, and noncriminal personal data that people expect to remain private.
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fromAbove the Law
2 months ago

Immigration Attorney Critical Of ICE Receives Temporary Restraining Order Preventing Search Of His Phone - Above the Law

Federal agents seized attorney Andrew Lattarulo's iPhone at Boston's airport, prompting a lawsuit alleging First and Fourth Amendment violations and a granted temporary restraining order.
UK news
fromComputerWeekly.com
2 months ago

Hamas lawyer challenges police after they seized legal files from phone in Schedule 7 stop | Computer Weekly

A solicitor representing Hamas was detained under Schedule 7 at a UK border, had his work phone seized with privileged material, and seeks judicial review.
fromTechCrunch
3 months ago

Device searches at the US border hit record high, new data shows | TechCrunch

U.S. border agents searched more electronic devices during a three-month period than ever before, according to new government statistics. The data shows that U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the agency tasked with immigration screening at the U.S. border, searched 14,899 devices of international travelers between April through June, a 17% rise on the previous record high recorded in early 2022.
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