Basic searches involve federal agents manually scrolling through a phone, while advanced searches use advanced tools to copy and analyze data. Advanced searches do require officers to have reasonable suspicion or cause, but failure to comply can result in detentions.
So simple deleting the apps from your phone won’t be enough they have tech to snoop on your activities regardless. Guess I’ll have to buy a new phone then, if I plan to travel in the future
So simple deleting the apps from your phone won’t be enough they have tech to snoop on your activities regardless. Guess I’ll have to buy a new phone then, if I plan to travel in the future
Correct. The border search exception is essentially a run around the fourth amendment and is a contentious subject in case law.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_search_exception