• Nov 13, 2019
  • Caleb Chen
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

Federal court rules that the Fourth Amendment protects your laptops and smartphones from suspicionless searches at the border

A federal court in Boston has ruled that suspicionless searches of the smartphones and laptops of travelers violates the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) worked together to achieve this new precedent. The ACLU released the welcome news on November 12th, calling the court … Continue reading “Federal court rules that the Fourth Amendment protects your laptops and smartphones from suspicionless searches at the border”

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