#bordersearches — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #bordersearches, aggregated by home.social.
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US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a ‘duress’ password during border search
#US #USA #dystopia #surveillance #privacy #GrapheneOS #security #technology #government #bordersearches
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US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a ‘duress’ password during border search
#US #USA #dystopia #surveillance #privacy #GrapheneOS #security #technology #government #bordersearches
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US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a ‘duress’ password during border search
#US #USA #dystopia #surveillance #privacy #GrapheneOS #security #technology #government #bordersearches
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US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a ‘duress’ password during border search
#US #USA #dystopia #surveillance #privacy #GrapheneOS #security #technology #government #bordersearches
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US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a ‘duress’ password during border search
#US #USA #dystopia #surveillance #privacy #GrapheneOS #security #technology #government #bordersearches
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The Fourth Circuit Says Border Agents Can Search Your Phone By Hand, No Suspicion Required
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EFF to Fourth Circuit: Electronic Device Searches at the Border Require a Warrant
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EFF to Third Circuit: Electronic Device Searches at the Border Require a Warrant
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EFF to Third Circuit: Electronic Device Searches at the Border Require a Warrant
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A Journalist Security Checklist: Preparing Devices for Travel Through a US Border
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"The crackdown is already happening. First, Mahmoud Khalil was snatched from his home in New York. Then, immigrants in the U.S. were targeted for their political views, and foreigners reported being denied entry at the border after having their devices searched.
Even before Donald Trump was sworn in, border searches of electronics were steadily rising. With fears mounting about the Trump administration’s attack on dissent, citizens and noncitizens alike are wondering how to protect their privacy.
Experts say it is important to have a plan before you cross the border, to know the law, and to do what you can to minimize your digital footprint. The plans can vary widely based on a person’s immigration status and other factors.
Here are some tips on the law — and how to prevent the U.S. government from using your own data against you."
https://theintercept.com/2025/03/29/customs-us-border-travel-airports-phone-searches/
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"The crackdown is already happening. First, Mahmoud Khalil was snatched from his home in New York. Then, immigrants in the U.S. were targeted for their political views, and foreigners reported being denied entry at the border after having their devices searched.
Even before Donald Trump was sworn in, border searches of electronics were steadily rising. With fears mounting about the Trump administration’s attack on dissent, citizens and noncitizens alike are wondering how to protect their privacy.
Experts say it is important to have a plan before you cross the border, to know the law, and to do what you can to minimize your digital footprint. The plans can vary widely based on a person’s immigration status and other factors.
Here are some tips on the law — and how to prevent the U.S. government from using your own data against you."
https://theintercept.com/2025/03/29/customs-us-border-travel-airports-phone-searches/
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🛡️ Worried About Device Searches at the U.S. Border? You Should Be.
As CBP searches of personal electronics increase, experts are urging travelers to prepare in advance—especially noncitizens, journalists, and human rights defenders.
📌 What you can do:
・Power down & log out before crossing
・Disable biometrics—use a strong passcode
・Travel with temporary devices and encrypt key data
・Avoid SMS-based 2FA; opt for app-based alternatives
・Protect sensitive contacts or use clean persona accountsDigital privacy isn’t just for hackers—it’s a necessary skill for anyone navigating international borders in the surveillance era.
👉 https://theintercept.com/2025/03/29/customs-us-border-travel-airports-phone-searches/
#Privacy #TravelSecurity #CyberSecurity #DigitalRights #InfoSec #BorderSearches @eff
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🛡️ Worried About Device Searches at the U.S. Border? You Should Be.
As CBP searches of personal electronics increase, experts are urging travelers to prepare in advance—especially noncitizens, journalists, and human rights defenders.
📌 What you can do:
・Power down & log out before crossing
・Disable biometrics—use a strong passcode
・Travel with temporary devices and encrypt key data
・Avoid SMS-based 2FA; opt for app-based alternatives
・Protect sensitive contacts or use clean persona accountsDigital privacy isn’t just for hackers—it’s a necessary skill for anyone navigating international borders in the surveillance era.
👉 https://theintercept.com/2025/03/29/customs-us-border-travel-airports-phone-searches/
#Privacy #TravelSecurity #CyberSecurity #DigitalRights #InfoSec #BorderSearches @eff
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EFF Tells the Second Circuit a Second Time That Electronic Device Searches at the Border Require a Warrant
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EFF to Second Circuit: Electronic Device Searches at the Border Require a Warrant
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#USA #BorderSearches #Cellphones: "With United States v. Smith (S.D.N.Y. May 11, 2023), a district court judge in New York made history by being the first court to rule that a warrant is required for a cell phone search at the border, “absent exigent circumstances” (although other district courts have wanted to do so).
EFF is thrilled about this decision, given that we have been advocating for a warrant for border searches of electronic devices in the courts and Congress for nearly a decade. If the case is appealed to the Second Circuit, we urge the appellate court to affirm this landmark decision."
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#USA #BorderSearches #Cellphones: "With United States v. Smith (S.D.N.Y. May 11, 2023), a district court judge in New York made history by being the first court to rule that a warrant is required for a cell phone search at the border, “absent exigent circumstances” (although other district courts have wanted to do so).
EFF is thrilled about this decision, given that we have been advocating for a warrant for border searches of electronic devices in the courts and Congress for nearly a decade. If the case is appealed to the Second Circuit, we urge the appellate court to affirm this landmark decision."
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CW: Long thread/4
Hey look at this
* What neo-#Luddites get right — and wrong — about Big Tech https://www.ft.com/content/f312c9ff-633d-480e-8887-4b5ad3f0ae5e (h/t Naked Capitalism)
* 'Catastrophe Exposure' Pushes State Farm to Stop Selling Insurance in California https://gizmodo.com/climate-change-state-farm-insurance-halts-california-1850487503
* Federal Judge Makes History in Holding That #BorderSearches of Cell Phones Require a Warrant https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/05/federal-judge-makes-history-holding-border-searches-cell-phones-require-warrant
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CW: Long thread/4
Hey look at this
* What neo-#Luddites get right — and wrong — about Big Tech https://www.ft.com/content/f312c9ff-633d-480e-8887-4b5ad3f0ae5e (h/t Naked Capitalism)
* 'Catastrophe Exposure' Pushes State Farm to Stop Selling Insurance in California https://gizmodo.com/climate-change-state-farm-insurance-halts-california-1850487503
* Federal Judge Makes History in Holding That #BorderSearches of Cell Phones Require a Warrant https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/05/federal-judge-makes-history-holding-border-searches-cell-phones-require-warrant
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From Camera Towers to Spy Blimps, Border Researchers Now Can Use 65+ Open-licensed Images of Surveillance Tech from EFF
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/11/eff-releases-images-surveillance-us-mexico-border-under-creative-commons
#Street-LevelSurveillance #SurveillanceTechnologies #BorderSearches #Announcement #Transparency -
Harvard Student’s Deportation Raises Concerns About Border Device Searches and Soc... https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/08/harvard-students-deportation-raises-concerns-about-border-device-searches-and
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Ninth Circuit Goes a Step Further to Protect Privacy in Border Device Searches https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/08/ninth-circuit-goes-step-further-protect-privacy-border-device-searches