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I think this article is factually incorrect on one point. You cannot be detained for not providing the contents to your phone. That is absurd.
by arnonejoe 2y ago
I think this article is factually incorrect on one point. You cannot be detained for not providing the contents to your phone. That is absurd.
- tootie 2y agoNot legally but the law hasn't been much of an encumbrance recently.
- kashunstva 2y ago> You cannot be detained for not providing the contents to your phone. That is absurd. Yet there are comments form U.S. citizens elsewhere here that testify to having been detained at the U.S. border. They seem to have wide latitude in deciding who needs more scrutiny.
- anon291 2y agoAmericans really like to criticize America and have no idea how things are in other countries
- lern_too_spel 2y agoThese Americans understand that they can change the laws in their own country but not in others.
- anon291 1y agoRight, that's of course totally fair and valid. However, what the USA is doing is hardly odd. Most countries do this. In general, constitutional rights obviously don't apply at the border. Whether you like it or not, there has never been a requirement for a warrant for a border inspection. Imagine how inefficient that would be.