Border Search

• New law in New Zealand forces travellers to unlock your smart phone, or pay thousands in fines

  The New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties said the law gives customs officials the power to force travellers to unlock their smartphones without justification

  Tech

  Oct 4, 2018
  
• How to protect your data if you’re crossing the border for the long weekend

  Planning a trip across the border this August long weekend? Civil liberties advocates want to remind you of your rights when it comes to your electronic devices.

  Aug 1, 2018
  
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• Feds reject call for explicit instructions on border searches of smartphones, computers

  The federal public safety minister is rejecting a call from MPs to spell out explicitly in law when and how border agents can search travellers' smartphones and other electronic devices at the border.

  Canada

  Apr 18, 2018
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• Here’s what new powers U.S. border guards have when it comes to your cell phone

  In one of several testy exchanges during a U.S. Senate hearing this week, the country's secretary of homeland security was pressed to explain a new policy that allows customs agents to examine the cellphones of travellers at the border.

  Canada

  Jan 18, 2018
• New rules let U.S. border agents access data on phones, laptops — but not on the cloud

  Privacy advocates said the new rules fail to make clear that travelers should not be under obligation to provide their passwords to U.S. border agents.

  Tech

  Jan 5, 2018
• Canadian border officials can search your cellphone, confiscate your device

  Your cellphone contains just about anything and everything someone could want to know about you — and Canada Border Services Agency officers have the right to inspect your device.

  Canada

  Feb 27, 2017