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The question I have in mind is "do they have the right to confiscate your device or to disappear with it?". What if I told them "I'm going to unlock it, but I'm
by yawz 10y ago
The question I have in mind is "do they have the right to confiscate your device or to disappear with it?". What if I told them "I'm going to unlock it, but I'm the driver. Ask me all that you want to see, and I'll take you to that app?".
- pjc50 10y agoWhat if they told you "we're going to detain you until you do what we want?"
- throwaway76543 10y agoIf you're a citizen they cannot. A citizen cannot be refused entry. They can keep your stuff, however. And if you're merely a permanent resident you can be refused entry.
- ipsin 10y agoAccounts I've read of this, no you do not get to drive, at all. They will take it into a back room, do things you won't get to see, and you may get it back when they're done with you, or they may keep it (example: [1]). If you're a security researcher, or property paranoid, you can then dispose of the device in some way, because you have no idea what they did to it, the device firmware, baseband, etc. Probably nothing, right? But the time and effort it'd take to vet it all is prohibitive. [1] https://www.cnet.com/news/researcher-detained-at-u-s-border-questioned-about-wikileaks/ https://www.cnet.com/news/researcher-detained-at-u-s-border-...
- mnw21cam 10y agoAnd do you get to claim compensation for the equipment that is now untrustworthy and you therefore need to replace?
- thatcat 10y agoThey would probably take your device and copy entire contents via usb, search with software for select phrases not scroll through your timelines individually. They're not going to consider you scrolling around and not giving up password as an adequate search.