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Border Patrol Checking US Visitors' Phones, Social Media are a thing and it is quite large escalation over what was happening before. The claim that nothing cha
by watwut 2y ago
Border Patrol Checking US Visitors' Phones, Social Media are a thing and it is quite large escalation over what was happening before. The claim that nothing changed is just not true.
> We don’t believe it is safe for everyone to travel to the US, particularly our trans and diverse colleagues
From the article. So, there are groups that are at more risk and those as less risk. And these people worry about at risk groups.
> The focus on that is really troubling. That, if you legitimately have a different passport than you were given at a young age, you could be detained.
So, despite you not believing it is an issue, per their claims, it is the fear.
In addition to America not being safe anymore, actually, the risk can be small for people to act on it. Americans are constantly scared of low probability events - think child kidnapping. Why would it be different for someone else?
- ranger_danger 2y ago> Border Patrol Checking US Visitors' Phones, Social Media Many countries have been doing this for years though. And several of those countries even have key disclosure laws unlike the US, where you are literally forced to unlock your devices and give out your password no matter what.
- watwut 2y agoWhich many countries?
- majorchord 2y agoNot OP but I found these at least, googling in 30 seconds: Australian Border Force searched phones of 10,000 travellers in past two years, data shows https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/jun/11/australian-border-force-abf-searching-phones-travellers-data https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/jun/... Canadian authorities, like U.S. authorities, say they will seize a phone if a traveler refuses to unlock it. New Zealand imposes a $5,000 fine for failing to unlock a phone, and Britain considers refusing to unlock a phone for police to be a counterterrorism offense. https://reason.com/2025/04/04/what-to-do-if-border-police-ask-to-search-your-phone/ https://reason.com/2025/04/04/what-to-do-if-border-police-as...