Border Agents Can’t Search Smartphones And Laptops Without ‘Reasonable Suspicion,’ Court Rules
▻https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisettevoytko/2019/11/12/border-agents-cant-search-smartphones-and-laptops-without-reasonable-suspici
A Boston federal court ruled Tuesday that U.S. federal agents can’t conduct “suspicionless” searches of international travelers’ smartphones and laptops at the border and other ports of entry, a decision hailed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) as a “major victory for privacy rights.” In a 48-page decision, U.S. district judge Denise Casper ruled that border officials need justifiable reasons to search a person’s electronic devices, which should be balanced against the privacy interests (...)
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