Felony charges for citizen deleting phone data at US Border(nytimes.com)
821 points by floathub 23 hours ago | 951 comments
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HN Discussion:
  • Border data seizures violate fundamental human rights to privacy
  • Technical solutions like duress passwords and encryption should protect travelers
  • The charges are legally questionable since he was compelled and used a duress PIN the officer entered
  • Travelers should adopt burner phones or clean device strategies at borders
  • Neutral information sharing about legal analysis or related censorship issues