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Fifth Circuit Says Law Enforcement Doesn’t Need Warrants To Search Phones At The Border (www.techdirt.com)

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/1899058

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Well, that’s fucking terrifying. Because the “border” legally extends ~~80~~ 100 miles in from the actual border due to some other stupid ruling.

Edit: miles

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Even worse, 65.3 percent of Americans live within this zone.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's all within 100 miles of any airport that lands international flights and any coastal boundaries, regardless of distance from another country's border.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Source on the airports part? I don't think that's true. The ACLU doesn't mention it: https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/border-zone