Man: border agents threatened to “be dicks,” take my phone if I didn’t unlock it | Ars Technica
"Gach's case is just one of a rapidly increasing number of border searches of digital devices."
'The ACLU argued that the non-consensual search of Gach's phone was unconstitutional—despite the prevailing "border exception" to the Fourth Amendment. '
'They hoped to get some answers from the Department of Homeland Security, the parent agency of Customs and Border Protection. '
'"Sorry for the inconvenience," the agent told him. '
'What could happen if you refuse to unlock your phone at the US border?'
[–] mrPingPong ago
They must have thought that the guy was a terrorist or something. That Patriot Act is going to be the end of our republic.