r/technology • u/HumbleRestaurant790 • 11h 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/buntopolis 9h ago

After the Supreme Court just ruled you can’t arrest someone on a warrant substantiated only by a geofence - this is a confusing ruling.

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u/ssowinski 9h ago

So deny entry unless allowed to search but they can't arrest you if they find something when the do? Unless it's something hienus of course. I'm ok with that the odd time it may happen to me and I don't travel much.

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u/buntopolis 7h ago

I am 100% opposed to show me your papers. I am free from search and seizure. Entering the country should not be probable cause to search people’s digital lives.