This is Miyahora of IMS.
Did you know that the U.S. Government once allowed employees of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to inspect and confiscate electronic devices, such as mobile phones and personal laptops, without a warrant? After a legal hearing, however, the U.S. District Court has ruled inspections and confiscations without a warrant to be unconstitutional.
Last year, the number of electronic device inspections increased to more than 33,000, four times higher than 2015 inspections. Among these included a student enrolled in a famous university who was denied entry after inspection of his personal laptop and smartphone revealed his friends criticizing the U.S. government on SNS. Thanks to the U.S. District Court's ruling, travelers will be able to cross borders without fear of their information being illegally obtained, and they will not lose their right to privacy.
Requests for SNS profile information have also been added to the DS-160, the online form necessary to apply for a U.S. visa. There is a possibility that more requests for personal information will be added in the future...
Digital Privacy at the U.S. Border: Protecting the Data On Your Devices | Electronic Frontier Foundation
https://www.eff.org/wp/digital-privacy-us-border-2017
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