Re:US citizen charged after GrapheneOS phone wipes during ai...
by itake on Monday July 27, 2026 @07:34PM
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Schengen (and Nordic countries) logs your biometrics and can search your electronics [0] when you enter the region.
Canada searches electronics [1].
Japan Article 105 (Inspection, Search, and Seizure) of the Japan Customs Act (Kanzeihō) allows electronic searches.
It’s strange how much criticism America gets, yet when people are confronted with problems in their own countries, the response is often, “Donald Trump bad. American stupid for voting for him.” The U.S. was surveilling phones long before Trump became president, and the practice certainly continued under Biden.
Canada searches electronics [1].
Japan Article 105 (Inspection, Search, and Seizure) of the Japan Customs Act (Kanzeihō) allows electronic searches.
It’s strange how much criticism America gets, yet when people are confronted with problems in their own countries, the response is often, “Donald Trump bad. American stupid for voting for him.” The U.S. was surveilling phones long before Trump became president, and the practice certainly continued under Biden.
[0] - https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/13xzqyw/can_german...
[1] - https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/edd-ean-eng.html