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.
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.
For certain definitions of “legal”, given that the fourth amendment makes no such allowance.
Oh boy, do I have bad news for you…this is nothing new
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_search_exception
There are so many exceptions to the 4th amendment that it’s basically meaningless.
“The Constitution says we can’t search you buuuuuut… We wanna and we’re better at violence than you are.”