Felony charges for citizen deleting phone data at US Border

Re:Felony charges for citizen deleting phone data at US Border by krautsauer on Friday August 21, 2026 @08:10PM (#49395269)

Question on a detail: It's not necessary to have deniability on the fact that you did wipe your device, just on the fact that you did it after you entered the border? Or said differently, if he'd wiped the device before entering the border, it'd be all fine?

(That of course only takes down the "physically impossible" part.)

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Re:Felony charges for citizen deleting phone data at US Border by whaleofatw2022 on Friday August 21, 2026 @08:15PM (#49395301)

I do believe that yes, if it was wiped before entering, there would be no charges (unless there was a shadow docket open... that gets murky)

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Re:Felony charges for citizen deleting phone data at US Border by Jolter on Saturday August 22, 2026 @02:34AM (#49397170)

Hence why travelers should simply not cross the border carrying sensitive data, ever. The Internet can take that data across the border for you.

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