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The US Customs and Border Protection agency has updated its guidelines for electronic border searches, clarifying what remain broad and potentially invasive procedures. The directive was published today [ January 5, 2018], and it adds new detail to border search rules that were last officially updated in 2009.
Officers can still request that people unlock electronic devices for inspection when they're entering the US, and they can still look through any files or apps on those devices. But consistent with a statement from acting commissioner Kevin McAleenan last summer, they're explicitly banned from accessing cloud data — per these guidelines, that means anything that can't be accessed while the phone's data connection is disabled.
The guidelines also draw a distinction between "basic" and "advanced" searches. If officers connect to the phone (through a wired or wireless connection) and copy or analyze anything on it using external devices, that's an advanced search, and it can only be carried out with reasonable suspicion of illegal activity or a national security concern. A supervisor can approve the search, and "many factors" might create reasonable suspicion, including a terrorist watchlist flag or "other articulable factors."
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Monday January 08 2018, @09:29PM (2 children)
Do you keep all your money in the bank, or in your wallet? The point is that you should travel "light", especially when crossing borders, doesn't make any difference which ones. You forfeit all your rights when you want to reach your destination in a reasonable amount of time.
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Nerdfest on Monday January 08 2018, @09:37PM
Ideally, you should not travel to places where you're afraid to have money in your wallet. Basically the same for data devices.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Monday January 08 2018, @09:38PM
I do travel with a somewhat larger than normal, but not excessive amount of cash in my wallet. Certainly not enough to draw any attention. At the same time, when in a foreign country, you are at the mercy of the ISPs (eg, "banks", "atms") to get more cash. However, these days, some good credit cards make life easier without needing so much cash. Still, there are places where cash is simply easier. Unless you somewhere you need to convert currency, and it is difficult to do. It may be as easy to withdraw the local kind of currency from an ATM as to convert cash into the local currency at a bank or hotel concierge.
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