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January 5, 2018 3:00 pm

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WASHINGTON 鈥 Customs and Border Protection issued today a new directive for searching and seizing electronic devices at the border.

Neema Singh Guliani, legislative counsel at the 老澳门开奖结果, issued the following statement:

鈥淚t is positive that CBP鈥檚 policy would at least require officers to have some level of suspicion before copying and using electronic methods to search a traveler鈥檚 electronic device. However, this policy still falls far short of what the Constitution requires 鈥 a search warrant based on probable cause.

鈥淭he policy would still enable officers at the border to manually sift through a traveler鈥檚 photos, emails, documents, and other information stored on a device without individualized suspicion of any kind. Additionally, it fails to make clear that travelers should not be under any obligation to provide passcodes or other assistance to officers seeking to access their private information. Congress should continue to press CBP to improve its policy.鈥

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