Baku@aussie.zone to Australian News@aussie.zoneEnglish · 6 months agoAustralian man says border force made him hand over phone passcode by threatening to keep device indefinitelywww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up187arrow-down10cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fansbecomeme@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up187arrow-down1external-linkAustralian man says border force made him hand over phone passcode by threatening to keep device indefinitelywww.theguardian.comBaku@aussie.zone to Australian News@aussie.zoneEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square19fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fansbecomeme@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareBaku@aussie.zoneOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·6 months agoSearching people’s devices without reason, and especially forcing people to provide their passwords or unlock their devices has always felt extremely unjust and draconian to me, but doing that to citizens feels illegal, or at least should be.
minus-squaremakingStuffForFunlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·6 months agoThey’re allowed to take the device without a warrant. They are not allowed to force you to give the password. They are breaking the law here.
minus-squareTheHolm@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoare they allowed to hold it without warrants?
minus-squaremakingStuffForFunlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoTheir standard procedure is officially to have your device back to you in 2 weeks. However it can take months
minus-squarePasserby6497@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·6 months agoThere’s a constitutional rights free zone 100 miles out from the border, so CBP thinks they can do whatever the fuck they want to do.
Searching people’s devices without reason, and especially forcing people to provide their passwords or unlock their devices has always felt extremely unjust and draconian to me, but doing that to citizens feels illegal, or at least should be.
They’re allowed to take the device without a warrant. They are not allowed to force you to give the password. They are breaking the law here.
are they allowed to hold it without warrants?
Their standard procedure is officially to have your device back to you in 2 weeks. However it can take months
There’s a constitutional rights free zone 100 miles out from the border, so CBP thinks they can do whatever the fuck they want to do.