Blaze@lemmy.zip to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 days agoYes, border control can go through your phone. Here's what travelers should know.eu.usatoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square106fedilinkarrow-up1340arrow-down12
arrow-up1338arrow-down1external-linkYes, border control can go through your phone. Here's what travelers should know.eu.usatoday.comBlaze@lemmy.zip to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 days agomessage-square106fedilink
minus-squareMearuu@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 days agoThey can force biometric unlocks. That cannot force you to give them your password.
minus-squarecurbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down1·3 days agoThat is in a criminal investigation. They can just deny you entry if you dont unlock.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 days agoYou also don’t have most constitutional protections until you’re past the security checkpoint.
minus-squaresuburban_hillbilly@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoDepends where you are, some jurisdictions within the US will order you to produce a password in some circumstances and hold you in contempt until you do and that decision has been upheld by higher courts, notably the third circuit.
minus-squarecurbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoThere are exceptions to most things, yes. None of it is relevant at the border though, they dont have to do anything other than deny entry.
They can force biometric unlocks. That cannot force you to give them your password.
That is in a criminal investigation. They can just deny you entry if you dont unlock.
You also don’t have most constitutional protections until you’re past the security checkpoint.
Depends where you are, some jurisdictions within the US will order you to produce a password in some circumstances and hold you in contempt until you do and that decision has been upheld by higher courts, notably the third circuit.
There are exceptions to most things, yes.
None of it is relevant at the border though, they dont have to do anything other than deny entry.