Coming from a district court, I think this ruling could be appealed, but it’s welcome news nevertheless.
Who cares I’m not going to that shit hole anyway…
But you could just go to Quebec and not worry about dealing with the US federal government searching your phone because you’re within 100 miles from a border.
Well, if our government can stop Americans from going to other countries to discuss peace talks.
They can also force you and anyone else to hand over your electronics. With multiple men that are armed in the airport, there is nothing you can do until they allow you to get a lawyer, and then that will also not help to keep your rights after the fact.
If you really don’t need much room a persistent operating system on a USB stick can be very clutch.
I prefer to send electronics to e-waste recycling (or reuse for some task where security doesn’t matter) rather than a landfill, but I’m with you in principle: If the authorities get it out of your possession, the hardware is compromised.
Shouldn’t you also reinstall the boot loader for the same reason as you’d bin the phone?
Speak of the devil. This article is from two days ago.
Note that this really only affects citizens and lawful permanent residents.
If you’re not one of those, they “can’t force you” to unlock it, but they CAN deny you entry.
This is huge! Finally this loophole around the 4th amendment is getting fixed.
