Techstory: Cellphone Border Searches: Feds, You’ll Need a Warrant

Techstory: Cellphone Border Searches: Feds, You’ll Need a Warrant by Sneha Singh (“In a groundbreaking ruling, a federal district judge declared that authorities must obtain a warrant before searching an American citizen’s cell phone at the US border, except in difficult circumstances. This decision marks the first of its kind in the United States, much to the satisfaction of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and other advocacy groups who have long been advocating for stricter limitations on border searches. Presently, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has the authority to search individuals within 100 miles of the US national border, encompassing many people.”)