Even before Trump 1.0 I heard that border control can search your phones/devices on entry. It says so in the article, too: ‘It’s well within their rights to search your phone.’ That in itself sounds horrifying and unethical to me. What if I refuse? What if my device is switched off and requires a password?
I’m not surprised that this is getting much worse now.
the Department of Homeland Security emphatically denied to Extra.ie that US immigration officials at Dublin airport are checking the mobile phones of travellers to the US for anti-Trump content.
‘Any claims of politically motivated searches are completely unfounded.’
If you travel outside the US, take a cheap phone and use a sim local to the country you’re visiting. That makes the search irrelevant and eliminates some issues of traveling with your phone, like outrageous bills.
Even before Trump 1.0 I heard that border control can search your phones/devices on entry. It says so in the article, too: ‘It’s well within their rights to search your phone.’ That in itself sounds horrifying and unethical to me. What if I refuse? What if my device is switched off and requires a password?
I’m not surprised that this is getting much worse now.
Sure, buddy.
If you travel outside the US, take a cheap phone and use a sim local to the country you’re visiting. That makes the search irrelevant and eliminates some issues of traveling with your phone, like outrageous bills.