knownandunknown

Fun game! But it looks like matching has a bug:

The question was "Name something that's expensive when travelling" in the most common answer category.

I wrote "tickets", meaning plane tickets, and it categorized my answer as "Entrance fees (you)" instead of the top answer of "Plane ticket".

Fun fact, no we aren't!

Go ahead and re-read the original comment: "It's been somewhat established that having a wiped or basic phone is in itself sus and reason for them to investigate you further."

The implication is that, as in the case I provided, if they have already detained you, and you provide them with a wiped or basic phone (Tunick), this will be a "in itself sus and reason for them to investigate you further."

Goalposts are where I left them, not sure where you're going...

edit: And let me save you time in your response, "investigate you further" implies they were already investigating you.

>but that’s not the same as being hauled off and criminally charged for destruction of evidence after the encounter has begun.

I'm glad you have so much faith in our system.

> What did they tell you, exactly?

That you have far fewer exercisable rights or guarantees at the border.

> And can you give me their contact info?

No thanks, I'm alright.

>I am an attorney. (Not legal advice, consult your own.)

I'm sure you are!

"The law" doesn't operate by standard norms at the border, almost like you missed the point of the original article. If they want to charge you with something, they'll find a way to do it. Not sure which version of the US you live in where all government actions follow the letter of the law, but it's not where the rest of us are.

Read Samuel Tunick's article again:

> Customs and Border Protection officers wanted to search his phone. After questioning, he eventually turned it over but gave officers a passcode that then erased the contents of his Google Pixel phone.

If he had given them a blank phone, it wouldn't matter whether he had _just_ wiped it or had arrived with a wiped one, they would treat him all the same.

> Please, ask an attorney and educate yourself before you continue.

I've gone through this process at the border and have in fact consulted an attorney on precisely this. How about you do the same before you continue.

Step 1: Person is detained. Step 2: They wipe their phone on the spot. Step 3: Police say they're hiding evidence.

If step 2 happens at the border post detention, or prior to arrival at the border, the perspective to the police is all the same, they see a wiped phone. Police detained somebody, saw they had a wiped phone. Doesn't matter when they wiped it.

Common sense...

It's abundantly clear when a phone is new or previously-cleaned, they would consider that cause for suspicion all the same.