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Re:EFF, ACLU Sue Over Warrantless Phone, Laptop Searches at ... by kinkrtyavimoodh on Friday September 22, 2017 @01:24PM (#15314052)
For general TSA searches, you are correct, but border security is not about ensuring the safe transportation of the person crossing the border, so I am not sure how your framework makes sense.
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Re:EFF, ACLU Sue Over Warrantless Phone, Laptop Searches at ... by alreadyhere on Friday September 22, 2017 @03:36PM (#15315088)
Surely the passport is a sufficient signal. Chances are if you have a fake one, you aren't likely to keep incriminating data on your phne, like your actual facebook profile.
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