Re:Court: Suspicionless Searches of Travelers’ Phones and La...
by dreamcompiler on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @04:01PM
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No. TSA doesn't search smartphones and laptops, and the searches they do apply to everybody. When you search everybody equally, courts have ruled it's not a 4th amendment violation. See drunk driving checkpoints.
Re:Court: Suspicionless Searches of Travelers’ Phones and La...
by cdmcmahon on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @04:01PM
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I don't have a source at the ready, but my understanding is that the existing law and/or case law determined that traveling domestically entitled one to such protection. Various federal agencies have determined via rule making that such protections do not extend to international ports of entry/airports for reasons of national security. Those determinations are what have been struck down in this case.
So, does this not apply to people flying domestically?