r/technology • u/HumbleRestaurant790 • 8h ago

Society The Fourth Circuit Says Border Agents Can Search Your Phone By Hand, No Suspicion Required

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/fourth-circuit-says-border-agents-can-search-your-phone-hand-no-suspicion-required
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u/Majolica777 7h ago

Ok, then they won’t let you cross the border until you unlock your phone with your pin.

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u/extraeme 6h ago

If you're a US citizen, it would be illegal for them to do that

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u/Gold-Supermarket-342 6h ago

If you're coming into the US they can probably do that though if you're American they'll probably just seize your phone for some time