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COASTER1921@lemmy.ml 3 weeks agoHas anyone seen customs ever actually search an electronic device before? I travel internationally nearly every month and have never seen this before, even in China.
ylph@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
According to CBP’s own stats they conducted 42725 basic and 4322 advanced searches of electronic devices at US ports of entry last year (so before any new policies of the current administration took effect)
“Under a basic search, a border agent physically inspects your phone and reviews what they can, while an advanced search means the agent can potentially download all of your files using an external device.”