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Former Mozilla CTO Subjected to Warrantless Phone Search

posted by Fnord666 on Friday April 05 2019, @07:59AM   Printer-friendly
from the no-one-is-immune dept.

canopic jug writes:

Former Mozilla CTO Andreas Gal has filed a complaint against US customs agents for aggressive interrogation and demanding the passcodes for his phones and laptops and denying him access to an attorney. His expedited Global Entry status was revoked for allegedly refusing to comply with the search. Andreas and the ACLU are requesting an investigation into the incident. He works for Apple these days.

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  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 05 2019, @08:43PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 05 2019, @08:43PM (#825106)

    He clearly refused to provide the passcodes.

    Were you there? Did you hear a recording? Watch a camera feed? Interview the officers involved? Until such a time you do, your choice is between The Verge's version of the story as dictated by the government's press release and the ACLU's version which is likely on a transcription or recording rather than just Gal's account.

    So, putting aside prejudice against the government or that scummy ex-Mozilla Apple turn-coat, do you think it's likely the ACLU would get involved if it wasn't for some concrete facts on their side?

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