Baku@aussie.zone to Australian News@aussie.zoneEnglish · 6 months agoAustralian man says border force made him hand over phone passcode by threatening to keep device indefinitelywww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up18arrow-down1external-linkAustralian man says border force made him hand over phone passcode by threatening to keep device indefinitelywww.theguardian.comBaku@aussie.zone to Australian News@aussie.zoneEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square16fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squaremakingStuffForFun@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoThey’re allowed to take the device without a warrant. They are not allowed to force you to give the password. They are breaking the law here.
minus-squarePasserby6497@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·6 months agoThere’s a constitutional rights free zone 100 miles out from the border, so CBP thinks they can do whatever the fuck they want to do.
They’re allowed to take the device without a warrant. They are not allowed to force you to give the password. They are breaking the law here.
There’s a constitutional rights free zone 100 miles out from the border, so CBP thinks they can do whatever the fuck they want to do.