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[quote=Anonymous]A sign of the times...these two articles appeared in today's summary of WP articles. They echo concerns I've been seeing in social media videos about personal cellphones being searched by Customs officials (This was a big story a week or so ago regarding the French researcher that was denied entry after his phone was checked: https://www.newsweek.com/border-patrol-checking-phones-social-media-messages-us-immigration-2048147)

Apparently "while the laws on what CBP can do haven’t changed significantly in recent years, the way it uses its powers and who is most vulnerable are shifting under the Trump administration. There’s been an increase in reports from travelers coming into the United States of requests to access devices."

How to lock down your phone if you’re traveling to the U.S.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/03/27/cbp-cell-phones-devices-traveling-us/

A reprint from last year:

Can police search your phone?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/10/08/can-police-search-your-phone/?itid=sr_aio_carousel_1_7691ea28-4eed-4f13-a31f-38e1a0805734_c575f6a3-a3ef-4edd-8ae6-27fb4fbff58b[/quote]

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