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@Mustachius_Grumpius@thelemmy.club

2026-09-21 22:25 UTC

No Warrant Needed: Border Agents in NY, CT, and VT Can Now Search Your Phone

Replies (6)

  • @eurodyne@piefed.world 2026-09-21 23:04

    I’m in Florida, which is a “stand your ground” state. You can try that “no warrant” shit here, and you’re gonna get your fucking head blown off See you in the Supreme Court, motherfuckers

    Open ##4890249

  • @Zen_Shinobi@lemmy.world 2026-09-21 23:32

    This is nothing new. I don’t agree with it but people are acting like this was rolled out yesterday. Unless we can reverse the supreme court ruling on it, nothing will prevent them from searching phones at airports or within 100 of borders.

    Open ##4891033

  • Remember to turn off all biometrics for unlocking your phone, if not now, then at least when traveling internationally. They can scan your face or your fingerprint without a warrant. But they can’t compel you to provide potentially incriminating information including passwords, codes and patterns. Self-destruct codes will likely get you arrested for obstruction of justice and destruction of evidence though, so use those at your own risk. I wouldn’t recommend it. Best to never keep anything you wouldn’t want a cop or fed seeing anywhere on your device. If you have any materials that you wish to keep private, store them elsewhere as much as possible. Either never store them on your device or regularly back them up somewhere secure and wipe your device clean. Make sure all remote access to those materials are behind secure encrypted password protected connections. Remember, know the law so that you may follow it to its letter and no further. If you must comply, comply. If you can, don’t comply. Know your rights and practice them. Never volunteer information to law enforcement even if you’re innocent. You don’t know what they know, what they are wanting to hear, what can be misunderstood, confused or contorted to put you into trouble. Every day is shut the fuck up Friday. Nobody will protect you but you.

    Open ##4891103

  • @darkdemize@sh.itjust.works 2026-09-21 22:52

    Looks like it’s time to carry a dummy phone with you if you decide to visit the US. Not really sure why any non-citizens would want to do that at this point though.

    Open ##4894046

  • @Hakuso@scribe.disroot.org 2026-09-21 23:35

    I always hit "Factory Data Reset" before crossing a border, but now they aren't just at (or nenar) borders. Time to keep any data on a server, in a jurisdiction that tells the MAGAt motherfuckers where to stuff it. Sadly hard to find a commercial service. Sync is in Canada, and they're a compelte joke now that Carney is ruining the place. Tuta is in Germany, and they have AfD running a new Nazi takeover one chunk at a time. Proton is Switzerland which is good... For Citizens. Most of us aren't Swiss, though. Honestly we need someone to make a service like Proton, and put it in Iceland... Which will be good, until that fuckwit Cheeto mistakes it for Greenland and invades.

    Open ##4895162

  • @SirMaple__@lemmy.ca 2026-09-22 01:31

    Open ##4895284