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minus-squarevillage604@adultswim.fanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·22 days agoIt’s legal within most of the US for customs/border enforcement to do warrantless phone searches, because their definition of border is 100 miles from point of entry to the country. So every coastline, every international airport, etc.
minus-squareboatswain@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·22 days agoMy understanding is that it’s “only” 100 miles from the coast/border, which turns out to be most major population centers.
minus-squareboatswain@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·22 days agoNo, what I’m saying is that airports do not count. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_search_exception See also the ACLU site: https://www.aclu.org/documents/constitution-100-mile-border-zone
minus-squarefrongt@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·22 days agoThis one is more detailed: https://www.aclumaine.org/know-your-rights/100-mile-border-zone/
It’s legal within most of the US for customs/border enforcement to do warrantless phone searches, because their definition of border is 100 miles from point of entry to the country. So every coastline, every international airport, etc.
My understanding is that it’s “only” 100 miles from the coast/border, which turns out to be most major population centers.
Yup, because airports
No, what I’m saying is that airports do not count. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_search_exception
See also the ACLU site: https://www.aclu.org/documents/constitution-100-mile-border-zone
This one is more detailed: https://www.aclumaine.org/know-your-rights/100-mile-border-zone/