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An Appeals Court panel has ruled that federal agents can legally search through travelers' cell phones without reasonable suspicion, probable cause, or a warrant when they cross an international border.

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[–] SocialistVibes01@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 days ago

Very telling that USians are being Berlined and the reactions here are pretty mild. At least in Berlin they had communism inside. In the US is just a hellscape of late stage capitalism.

[–] Zacryon@feddit.org 8 points 2 days ago

As if there weren't enough reasons already to avoid visiting this shithole country.

[–] stumu415@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

You also have to provide all your social media handles when applying for a visa. Even a tourist visa so they can check if you ever posted anything negative about the US or it's leader.

[–] modus@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

What if we all start giving them the same handles?

[–] bold_atlas@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Just give them a second facebook account filled with thousands of images of MLP porn.

Or a youtube channel with dozens of variations of the "Most annoying sound" scene from Dumb and Dumber with the screeching repeated for hours and hours.

[–] arthur@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago
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[–] Molvorin@feddit.dk 2 points 2 days ago

Is it a requirement to be on social media, to enter the us?

[–] adjectivenoun@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I don't know if any phones have this, but on a PC you can set up multiple partitions and have the password you entered determine which is logged into on boot. Then if the ICE brownshirts demand to see your sick memes, you can show them a boring install with some basic apps, instead of the install where you're informing the denizens of the interwebs that Trump raped kids and the entire GOP is covering it up.

[–] BigPotato@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The brown shirts just clone the whole drive and hand it to the egg heads.

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[–] siravious@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago (9 children)

I have a question.. there’s data on my phone and other devices that are protected under an active NDA. I am legally obligated to prevent disclosure of that information.

So.. what happens then?

[–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago

An NDA is just a contract, an actual law always trumps it.

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[–] PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@anarchist.nexus 122 points 3 days ago (14 children)

Tbh I'm shocked it wasn't already. Like I thought the border has been a "no rights zone" for as long as I've been alive.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 41 points 3 days ago (2 children)

it seems like this a re-affirmation of it -- guaranteeing that it'll stay in the books for the rest of our lives

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[–] bold_atlas@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)
  • Travel with a cheap burner phone.
  • Just before returning change your password to a long randomly generated string of letters and numbers.
  • Write it down and mail it your home address.
  • Lock your phone when you arrive at customs.
  • Tell border agents what you did and that you can't unlock it until you get your letter next week.

Thus they only have 2 options: A. Seize it and have the lab unlock a burner with nothing on it. B. Or they can just let it go. In either case they're suckers wasting their own time instead of yours.

[–] nao@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Option 3: They just detain you until you hand over the password. You are allowed to call someone to retrieve it from your mail.

[–] bold_atlas@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I can't unlock my phone. How am I supposed to call anyone?

[–] Molvorin@feddit.dk 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I guess I'm old enough to remember calling people from other phones than your own

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[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Which laws are we supposed to obey nowadays? It's all very confusing.

[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

In the case of US citizens there is no need, there they know already the content of the phones

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago

Well that's convenient, now they don't have to do it illegally anymore.

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 days ago (4 children)

With protesting and dissent nearing illegality, It's no longer safe to have password managers, browser history or social media on your phone. (at borders for now)

I see a lot of people saying just shut it off. They will turn it on, tell you to unlock it, you refuse, they'll detain you, try tools to bypass, confiscate it (you need to make sure you get a receipt) and they'll let you out without it at some point. Even citizens can get detained for periods greater than 24 hours.

If you express any public dissent toward the administration, you should consider traveling with a dumb phone or a burner, not connected to your email/social online services/password systems.

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[–] wowwoweowza@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So… traveling outside the US and think you want back in… break out that old phone and keep it effing clean for travel. Actual phone goes in to safety deposit box.

[–] Molvorin@feddit.dk 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] wowwoweowza@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Not any more, kids.

Liberal democracies are rare because they are so challenging to maintain.

[–] Microtonal_Banana@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

Restore to default settings before crossing international borders.

[–] cloudshouter@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So anywhere within 100 miles of a border or international airport.

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[–] RaoulDuke25@lemmy.dbzer0.com 41 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Just create a fake profile with pictures of diseased cocks.

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[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 45 points 3 days ago

My personal life is pretty damn boring, but regardless, every time I fly (even domestic) I wipe my phone beforehand and only keep emergency contacts.

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