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by renzo88 1614 days ago
A friendly reminder, this is unconstitutional if you're a us citizen. However, they can still absolutely ruin your day.

On entry to any country, I sync my devices and wipe them.

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I believe that the current state of affairs is that warrantless searches of US citizens’ devices at (or near) the borders are constitutional.

https://www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/merchant-v-mayo... https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/10/come-back-warrant-cong...

This really is a shameful state of affairs that Congress should fix, but I’m not holding my breath.