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US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a ‘duress’ password during border search

TechCrunch — Privacy · · International · Privacy Law

A U.S. citizen has asked a court to throw out the government's claim that he gave over a passcode to border authorities that wiped his phone's data, opening up fresh questions about a person's constitutional rights at the U.S. border.

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