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U.S. CBP reported that they conducted 40k electronic searches in 2019, or about 1-in-10000 travelers. https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/speeches-and-statements/cbp-sta...


A friendly reminder, this is unconstitutional if you're a us citizen. However, they can still absolutely ruin your day.

On entry to any country, I sync my devices and wipe them.


I believe that the current state of affairs is that warrantless searches of US citizens’ devices at (or near) the borders are constitutional.

https://www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/merchant-v-mayo... https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/10/come-back-warrant-cong...

This really is a shameful state of affairs that Congress should fix, but I’m not holding my breath.




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