Biometrics vs. passcodes: What lawyers say if you're worried about warrantless phone searches

How to Protect Yourself From Phone Searches at the US Border

Customs and Border Protection has broad authority to search travelers’ devices when they cross into the United States. Here’s what you can do to protect your digital life while at the US border.

Biometrics vs. passcodes: What lawyers say if you're worried about warrantless phone searches

Do passcodes really protect you more from warrantless phone searches than biometrics? It's complicated.

Travelling to US? Here's how you can protect yourself from phone searches at the border

Travellers have been fearful about entering the US since the beginning of the second Trump administration, with many reportedly having been detained.

The U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) can inspect the electronic devices of travelers seeking to enter the country. Faced with the measure, these are the cell phones that are recommended to be used to avoid the revision of social networks and personal information. CBP and other U.S. agencies warn about the review of mobile phonesThe unit points out on its official website that all travelers crossing the U.S. border are subject t…

Border fears lead Canadian firms to advise burner phones, clean computers, travel bans

Concerns about electronic privacy and client information amid device checks at the U.S. border are rising. Find out more.

US border officials can search your phone without a warrant. What to know

The question has become increasingly worrisome as the Trump administration pushes a hard-line policy to deport millions of immigrants and foreign nationals.