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

cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/politics@lemmy.world/p/2231481/the-fourth-circuit-says-border-agents-can-search-your-phone-by-hand-no-suspicion-requir

Legal intern Suzanne Castillo was the principal author of this post.The Fourth Circuit issued a disappointing opinion in U.S. v. Belmonte Cardozo, a case in which EFF filed an amicus brief, alongside the national ACLU, its Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia affiliates, and the...

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Racoonwithbenefits@lemmy.zip · 11 pts · 56d (4 replies)
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figjam@midwest.social · 5 pts · 56d

Don't use phone.

NotEasyBeingGreen@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 56d (2 replies)

I mean, if you're willing to go to jail for weeks or possibly years while the courts hear your case, then sure. Otherwise you will have to give the fascist your password when they ask for it.

If you're worried, better to just take a burner phone.

Racoonwithbenefits@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 55d (1 reply)
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NotEasyBeingGreen@slrpnk.net · 0 pts · 55d

This article is about the US border, so advice for wherever you live doesn't make much sense in this context, does it?

WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today · 10 pts · 56d

Need to find some of the few decent LEOs to go search those judge's phones the next time they decide to vacation out of country.