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border agents are allowed to warrantlessly search electronic devices when you fly, including online accounts that you control, and have the power to detain you
by ruined 6y ago
border agents are allowed to warrantlessly search electronic devices when you fly, including online accounts that you control, and have the power to detain you in order to compel you to divulge passwords. if you have bitcoin on you when you fly, or simply have a coinbase wallet, it's just as vulnerable as cash.
- mannerheim 6y agoI wouldn't say it's just as vulnerable. It's at least slightly less convenient if they have to drag you in front of a judge to try and get you found in contempt of court; law enforcement try to avoid actual defendants being able to get in a courtroom for a reason.
- rendall 6y agoYou do not have to divulge your password. If you don't, you might be deported if you are not a citizen. If you're a citizen, your device might be seized and you lose a day or so, but that's the worst of it