Crossing The Border

• 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
  
• 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
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• Danielle Smith: Minister Ralph Goodale is wrong about Canada’s refugee claimant system

  There’s nothing wrong with Canada’s immigration and refugee system. Or so says Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale.

  Oct 4, 2017
• Planned border cellphone, social media password searches for visitors to U.S. causing concern

  Canadian privacy could be imperilled by apparent U.S. plans to demand cellphone and social media passwords from foreign visitors, a federal watchdog says.

  Canada

  May 29, 2017
• Fewer Canadians being turned away at U.S. land border, U.S. data shows

  Numbers show a sharp drop in Canadian refusals in the first two months of 2017

  Canada

  Mar 26, 2017
• Cellphone searches at the border under investigation by privacy watchdog

  The CBSA's practice of examining and even confiscating travellers' cellphones and other personal devices has come under the scrutiny of the federal privacy watchdog.

  Canada

  Mar 16, 2017
• Homeland Security head John Kelly ‘perplexed’ on migrants heading from U.S. to Canada

  Ralph Goodale and other cabinet members met U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly in Ottawa to talk about the border, trade and justice issues.

  Canada

  Mar 10, 2017
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• Tips for crossing the border without a hassle

  Crossing the border can be a stressful hurdle on the way to an exciting destination -- it can even stop a vacation in its tracks. Here are some tips to help streamline the process.

  Canada

  Mar 10, 2017
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• What are Canadians’ rights at the US border? Slim to none

  When Canadians are entering the U.S. they should be ready to answer any question asked by border officials -- and be prepared to be turned away.

  Canada

  Mar 7, 2017