Getting Searched At The Border
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New law in New Zealand forces travellers to unlock your smart phone, or pay thousands in finesThe New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties said the law gives customs officials the power to force travellers to unlock their smartphones without justificationTechOct 4, 2018
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Feds reject call for explicit instructions on border searches of smartphones, computersThe 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.CanadaApr 18, 2018
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Here’s what new powers U.S. border guards have when it comes to your cell phoneIn 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.CanadaJan 18, 2018
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Planned border cellphone, social media password searches for visitors to U.S. causing concernCanadian privacy could be imperilled by apparent U.S. plans to demand cellphone and social media passwords from foreign visitors, a federal watchdog says.CanadaMay 29, 2017
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Cellphone searches at the border under investigation by privacy watchdogThe CBSA's practice of examining and even confiscating travellers' cellphones and other personal devices has come under the scrutiny of the federal privacy watchdog.CanadaMar 16, 2017
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Canadian border officials can search your cellphone, confiscate your deviceYour 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.CanadaFeb 27, 2017
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