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> Officers uncovered a customs-related offence during 38 per cent of those searches, said the agency. This is hard for me to comprehend. Does anyone have an id

by Max-q 7y ago

> Officers uncovered a customs-related offence during 38 per cent of those searches, said the agency. This is hard for me to comprehend. Does anyone have an idea of what 38% of the phones can have stored on them, that is illegal to have when crossing the border?

tomschlick 7y ago
> Does anyone have an idea of what 38% of the phones can have stored on them, that is illegal to have when crossing the border? Generally it's things like text messages from friends/family/potential employers that lead agents to think the person isn't going to abide by their non-work/short term visa.
- jameshart 7y ago
  that isn't a customs-related offence, though - that's an immigration related offence. Customs is concerned with the movement of goods, not movement of people.
  - tomschlick 7y ago
    They handle both at the border.
lawnchair_larry 7y ago
It’s not on 38% of phones. It’s on 38% of phones that they search, and they only do that in situations where they think they are likely to find something based on the story provided by the traveler. Usually it involves working on a tourist visa, or intent to overstay on a visa (person claims to be visiting but does not intend to leave).
- dawnerd 7y ago
  I think I've mentioned it before on a story like this but if you watch the Border Security shows it's pretty obvious what most of the people they search end up being. Yeah it's a show but it's a pretty good slice of what they get. Here's the American version. https://www.netflix.com/title/80107514 https://www.netflix.com/title/80107514 They had a Canadian and an Australian but seems to have been removed. http://natgeotv.com/ca/border-security http://natgeotv.com/ca/border-security https://7plus.com.au/border-security-australias-front-line https://7plus.com.au/border-security-australias-front-line
techslave 7y ago
the phone doesn’t have illegal material, it has evidence of an offense. in case that isn’t clear.

by Max-q 7y ago

tomschlick 7y ago

> Does anyone have an idea of what 38% of the phones can have stored on them, that is illegal to have when crossing the border? Generally it's things like text messages from friends/family/potential employers that lead agents to think the person isn't going to abide by their non-work/short term visa.

jameshart 7y ago
that isn't a customs-related offence, though - that's an immigration related offence. Customs is concerned with the movement of goods, not movement of people.
- tomschlick 7y ago
  They handle both at the border.

lawnchair_larry 7y ago

It’s not on 38% of phones. It’s on 38% of phones that they search, and they only do that in situations where they think they are likely to find something based on the story provided by the traveler. Usually it involves working on a tourist visa, or intent to overstay on a visa (person claims to be visiting but does not intend to leave).

dawnerd 7y ago
I think I've mentioned it before on a story like this but if you watch the Border Security shows it's pretty obvious what most of the people they search end up being. Yeah it's a show but it's a pretty good slice of what they get. Here's the American version. https://www.netflix.com/title/80107514 https://www.netflix.com/title/80107514 They had a Canadian and an Australian but seems to have been removed. http://natgeotv.com/ca/border-security http://natgeotv.com/ca/border-security https://7plus.com.au/border-security-australias-front-line https://7plus.com.au/border-security-australias-front-line

techslave 7y ago

the phone doesn’t have illegal material, it has evidence of an offense. in case that isn’t clear.