EFF Updates RSSEFF to Third Circuit: Electronic Device Searches at the Border Require a Warrant
EFF to Third Circuit: Electronic Device Searches at the Border Require a Warrant
EFF to Third Circuit: Electronic Device Searches at the Border Require a Warrant
EFF, along with the national ACLU and the ACLU affiliates in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey, filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit urging the court to require a warrant for border searches of electronic devices.
A Journalist Security Checklist: Preparing Devices for Travel Through a US Border
A Journalist Security Checklist: Preparing Devices for Travel Through a US Border
We wrote this checklist to help journalists prepare for transit through a U.S. port of entry while preserving the confidentiality of your most sensitive information, such as unpublished reporting materials or source contact information. It’s important to think about your strategy in advance, and begin planning which options in this checklist make sense for you.
Go Weapons Hot“In person, we’ve continued to experience the same warmth and kindness we always have — with the exception of one 51st state joke that didn’t land well with us,” she stated. “But online, things have been much more polarized — some people have been very supportive, while others have been extremely critical, even hostile.”
#travel
#BorderSearches
#trump
#fiftyfirststate
#canadastrong
https://dailyhive.com/canada/canadian-us-border-agent-comment
Miguel Afonso Caetano"The crackdown is already happening. First, Mahmoud Khalil was snatched from his home in New York. Then, immigrants in the U.S. were targeted for their political views, and foreigners reported being denied entry at the border after having their devices searched.
Even before Donald Trump was sworn in, border searches of electronics were steadily rising. With fears mounting about the Trump administration’s attack on dissent, citizens and noncitizens alike are wondering how to protect their privacy.
Experts say it is important to have a plan before you cross the border, to know the law, and to do what you can to minimize your digital footprint. The plans can vary widely based on a person’s immigration status and other factors.
Here are some tips on the law — and how to prevent the U.S. government from using your own data against you."
https://theintercept.com/2025/03/29/customs-us-border-travel-airports-phone-searches/
Brian Greenberg 
🛡️ Worried About Device Searches at the U.S. Border? You Should Be.
As CBP searches of personal electronics increase, experts are urging travelers to prepare in advance—especially noncitizens, journalists, and human rights defenders.
📌 What you can do:
・Power down & log out before crossing
・Disable biometrics—use a strong passcode
・Travel with temporary devices and encrypt key data
・Avoid SMS-based 2FA; opt for app-based alternatives
・Protect sensitive contacts or use clean persona accounts
Digital privacy isn’t just for hackers—it’s a necessary skill for anyone navigating international borders in the surveillance era.
👉 https://theintercept.com/2025/03/29/customs-us-border-travel-airports-phone-searches/
#Privacy #TravelSecurity #CyberSecurity #DigitalRights #InfoSec #BorderSearches @eff
CRMunozCrossing a border? Your phone is now a surveillance device—just not yours.
Customs agents don’t need probable cause to search your data.
WIRED’s guide shows how to protect your digital privacy.
https://www.wired.com/2017/02/guide-getting-past-customs-digital-privacy-intact/
#DigitalPrivacy #SurveillanceState #BorderSearches #TechRights #DemocracyUnderThreat
EFF Tells the Second Circuit a Second Time That Electronic Device Searches at the Border Require a Warrant
EFF Tells the Second Circuit a Second Time That Electronic Device Searches at the Border Require a Warrant
EFF, along with ACLU and the New York Civil Liberties Union, filed a second amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit urging the court to require a warrant for border searches of electronic devices, an argument EFF has been making in the courts and Congress for nearly a...
EFF to Second Circuit: Electronic Device Searches at the Border Require a Warrant
EFF to Second Circuit: Electronic Device Searches at the Border Require a Warrant
EFF, along with ACLU and the New York Civil Liberties Union, filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit urging the court to require a warrant for border searches of electronic devices, an argument EFF has been making in the courts and Congress for nearly a decade.The...
Virtual Reality and the 'Virtual Wall'
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/04/virtual-reality-and-virtual-wall
#BorderSurveillanceTechnology #SurveillanceandHumanRights #BorderSearches #Privacy
Virtual Reality and the 'Virtual Wall'
When EFF set out to map surveillance technology along the U.S.-Mexico border, we weren't exactly sure how to do it. We started with public records—procurement documents, environmental assessments, and the like—which allowed us to find the GPS coordinates of scores of towers. During a series of in-...