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It's not really the same thing at all. Something you leave in your office is something you won't have access to at your destination - so it's logical that it wo
by apetresc 9y ago
It's not really the same thing at all. Something you leave in your office is something you won't have access to at your destination - so it's logical that it wouldn't be subject to customs. Something online, regardless of physical storage location, is something you will have access to at your destination, so it should be subject to customs.
- SamBam 9y agoSo if you travel without your phone, they still have the right to demand access to your email account? How does that make any sense?
- apetresc 9y agoI don't know whether or not they have the right - do they have the right to read some sealed-up documents in your briefcase? Whatever your answer to that question is, it should probably be the same answer to the e-mail question. All these trick arguments about "oh but the e-mail's not actually on my phone, it's in the cloud!" don't hold water for me; it's information you're bringing into the country. Either it's subject to search or it isn't.
- SamBam 9y agoBut how are you "bringing your email into the country" any more than you would be if you just sent an email? If they can't access my sent email when I send it from abroad without a warrant, then how does me entering the country without a phone or computer allow them access to my email?