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Writer sues US government over warrantless phone search

Original: Returning from # vacation ? The government can # search your phone without a # warrant . An Argentinian-American writer

An Argentinian-American writer and immigration advocate has sued the federal government after his phone was searched when he re-entered the United States from vacation. He is demanding that authorities delete data he believes was copied from his device during the border search. The lawsuit has drawn attention to the government's practice of searching travellers' phones at the border without a warrant.

Why now: Renewed concern about warrantless border searches of travellers' phones following this lawsuit.

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• Returning from # vacation ? The government can # search your phone without a # warrant . An Argentinian-American writer and # immigration advocate recently sued the federal government, demanding that it delete data that he believes was copied off of his phone when he re-entered… · PrivacyDigest@mas.to · 3

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