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Border Crossing and Passwords
https://www.engadget.com/2017/03/03/the-border-patrol-can-take-your-password-now-what/
While traveling inside the US border, it's important to know that the TSA isn't supposed to confiscate laptops, search digital devices
or demand passwords. The agency's site states: "Should anyone at a TSA checkpoint attempt to confiscate your laptop or gain your passwords or
other information, please ask to see a supervisor or screening manager immediately."
But Border Patrol can. That's because it exists in a gray area not exactly protected by the Fourth and Fifth amendments, which ostensibly
protect us from unreasonable searches and self-incrimination, they've been doing it for years.
If you've been following the news, you've probably noticed that it's only getting worse when it comes to demanding passwords and
searching people's electronic devices. Just last month US citizen Sidd Bikkannavar was detained upon his return from a vacation in Chile. Border
agents strong-armed him into turning over his phone's passcode, which was owned by his employer, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Worth a read.
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