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Should have used WeChat. On a Huawei phone.
by Tsubasachan 7y ago
Should have used WeChat. On a Huawei phone.
- akmarinov 7y agoThey can detain you indefinitely until you give up your password, so it doesn’t matter. There are no laws at the border, even the constitution doesn’t apply for US citizens there.
- cannonedhamster 7y agoTo be completely accurate the Constitution doesn't apply anywhere within 100 miles of a U.S. border, which includes airports. This covers something like 60% of the population of the United States. https://www.thenation.com/article/66-percent-americans-now-live-constitution-free-zone/ https://www.thenation.com/article/66-percent-americans-now-l... https://www.aclu.org/other/constitution-100-mile-border-zone https://www.aclu.org/other/constitution-100-mile-border-zone
- angry_octet 7y agoJust a nitpick, but the Constitution still applies (and worldwide between US GOvt and US Persons), but the courts have decided its rules against unreasonable search and seizure don't apply for customs and immigration purposes with certain distances of a port of entry. Plenty of laws apply. They thing to remember is that you can't give up something you don't have. Use a blank dumb phone when crossing, restore afterwards.
- DanBC 7y agoThe entry requirements aren't just "show me the phone you have", they include "give me your social media details". Turning up with a burnder phone is a guarantee that you're going to spend hours in an immigration office.
- angry_octet 7y agoI've not heard of demands for fb/twitter/email passwords. More of a concern for non-citizens -- don't post anything publicly I'm afraid.