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Can you be forced to unlock your phone at the border? I thought you couldn't. (I don't actually know.) BTW bringing up the power off UI on iPhone (holding powe

Can you be forced to unlock your phone at the border? I thought you couldn't. (I don't actually know.) BTW bringing up the power off UI on iPhone (holding power and up buttons at the same time) disables FaceID/TouchID until a passcode is entered.

andrewia 4y ago
They can search your phone at the US border. https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/10/22276183/us-appeals-court-first-circuit-border-phone-search-decision-fourth-amendment https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/10/22276183/us-appeals-court...
kersplody 4y ago
If you are a US Citizen or Permanent Resident, Border Patrol cannot prevent you from entering the United States. They can, however, detain you for up to 72 hours and confiscate the locked device if they have "reasonable suspicion". The confiscated property will be returned eventually. https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/inspection-electronic-devices-tearsheet.pdf https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/inspection... If you are not a US citizen, refusal to unlock a phone and allow inspection, inclusive of allowing access to social media and corporate apps, will probably result in denied entry. They also have the right to detain you until indefinitely until you unlock the phone if they have "reasonable suspicion", but requires a court order within 72 hours. Most foreign counties have similar rules in place for residents and non-residents.
- sneak 4y ago
  They don't usually return the devices they steal, and most people travel with a total device value lower than the cost of an attorney and lawsuit to force the return.
Nextgrid 4y ago
Pressing it 5 times does the same (and starts an emergency call countdown if you have that enabled). Also, removing the SIM also locks it out.
- matwood 4y ago
  You can also say 'hey siri, whose phone is this?'
sneak 4y ago
You can be forced to unlock it with biometrics, but not a password/code. They also get to steal it and keep it if they want.
numpad0 4y ago
The sterile area between the gate and the border control is treated as international waters/lands, which sounds fine, and IIUC there is the logic that laws don't apply there so you can be forced-forced anything free from constitutional protections. Not sure if that actually works though.
- happyopossum 4y ago
  This is completely incorrect. Here's the actual law https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/inspection-electronic-devices-tearsheet.pdf https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/inspection...

andrewia 4y ago

They can search your phone at the US border. https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/10/22276183/us-appeals-court-first-circuit-border-phone-search-decision-fourth-amendment https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/10/22276183/us-appeals-court...

kersplody 4y ago

If you are a US Citizen or Permanent Resident, Border Patrol cannot prevent you from entering the United States. They can, however, detain you for up to 72 hours and confiscate the locked device if they have "reasonable suspicion". The confiscated property will be returned eventually. https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/inspection-electronic-devices-tearsheet.pdf https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/inspection... If you are not a US citizen, refusal to unlock a phone and allow inspection, inclusive of allowing access to social media and corporate apps, will probably result in denied entry. They also have the right to detain you until indefinitely until you unlock the phone if they have "reasonable suspicion", but requires a court order within 72 hours. Most foreign counties have similar rules in place for residents and non-residents.

sneak 4y ago
They don't usually return the devices they steal, and most people travel with a total device value lower than the cost of an attorney and lawsuit to force the return.

Nextgrid 4y ago

Pressing it 5 times does the same (and starts an emergency call countdown if you have that enabled). Also, removing the SIM also locks it out.

matwood 4y ago
You can also say 'hey siri, whose phone is this?'

sneak 4y ago

You can be forced to unlock it with biometrics, but not a password/code. They also get to steal it and keep it if they want.

numpad0 4y ago

The sterile area between the gate and the border control is treated as international waters/lands, which sounds fine, and IIUC there is the logic that laws don't apply there so you can be forced-forced anything free from constitutional protections. Not sure if that actually works though.

happyopossum 4y ago
This is completely incorrect. Here's the actual law https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/inspection-electronic-devices-tearsheet.pdf https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/inspection...