Phone searches at the US border hit a record high

Re:Phone searches at the US border hit a record high by dmitrygr on Wednesday August 20, 2025 @12:58PM (#44963657)

This is not new and started under obama. Courts have ruled that until you pass customs you are not IN the country and thus 4th amendment does not apply. IF you are a citizen, it STILL DOES apply so they cannot force you into a search or deny you entry but they can confiscate your device.

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Re:Phone searches at the US border hit a record high by NoGravitas on Wednesday August 20, 2025 @01:07PM (#44963751)

And it would have started before Obama if smartphones were a common thing back then.

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Re:Phone searches at the US border hit a record high by dmitrygr on Wednesday August 20, 2025 @02:57PM (#44965055)

100%. No government has ever skipped an opportunity to grab more control. My message was in no way partisan, just historical.

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