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Writer sues US government over warrantless phone search at border

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 filed a lawsuit against the federal government, demanding it delete data he believes was copied from his phone when he re-entered the United States after a trip abroad. The case has renewed debate over warrantless device searches at the border and what legal protections travelers have when returning from vacation.

Why now: The lawsuit highlights growing concern about government phone searches without warrants at the US border.

US federal governmentArgentinian-American writer and immigration advocate

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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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