Your Rights At 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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• 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
• 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
• 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