| ▲ | schoen 8 hours ago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note that border searches of electronic devices are extremely rare overall. There were some statistics from CBP implying a base rate lower than 1 in 10,000 (I think lower than 1 in 100,000) border crossings. I do know two people who have experienced them as a result of the government taking a personal interest in them, so it's certainly not impossible. However, it's not a common experience. I've personally experienced searches of my suitcases about four times in about 100 U.S. border crossings (as a U.S. citizen, but the people performing or directing those searches generally didn't know my citizenship status), and zero electronic device searches. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | epolanski 6 hours ago | parent | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I'm European and I know plenty, albeit the minority of those I know that went to the US, so I wonder how reliable are CBP stats. Maybe my anecdotal experience is influenced by me being in IT, but still. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | shevy-java 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
But why would that be legal? The device is owned by the individual. No judge signed any warrant search for the device. I can do what I want with my device - that is a basic right of property. Imagine if border guards seize money willy-nilly. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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