@[email protected] to Australian [email protected]English • 5 months agoAustralian man says border force made him hand over phone passcode by threatening to keep device indefinitelywww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up192arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up191arrow-down1external-linkAustralian man says border force made him hand over phone passcode by threatening to keep device indefinitelywww.theguardian.com@[email protected] to Australian [email protected]English • 5 months agomessage-square23fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]OPlinkfedilinkEnglish34•5 months agoSearching people’s devices without reason, and especially forcing people to provide their passwords or unlock their devices has always felt extremely unjust and draconian to me, but doing that to citizens feels illegal, or at least should be.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink11•5 months agoThey’re allowed to take the device without a warrant. They are not allowed to force you to give the password. They are breaking the law here.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•5 months agoTheir standard procedure is officially to have your device back to you in 2 weeks. However it can take months
minus-square@Passerby6497linkEnglish0•5 months agoThere’s a constitutional rights free zone 100 miles out from the border, so CBP thinks they can do whatever the fuck they want to do.
Searching people’s devices without reason, and especially forcing people to provide their passwords or unlock their devices has always felt extremely unjust and draconian to me, but doing that to citizens feels illegal, or at least should be.
They’re allowed to take the device without a warrant. They are not allowed to force you to give the password. They are breaking the law here.
are they allowed to hold it without warrants?
Their standard procedure is officially to have your device back to you in 2 weeks. However it can take months
There’s a constitutional rights free zone 100 miles out from the border, so CBP thinks they can do whatever the fuck they want to do.