Article 3PWFC Victory! Fourth Circuit rules that border officials can't subject electronic devices to suspicionless forensic searches

Victory! Fourth Circuit rules that border officials can't subject electronic devices to suspicionless forensic searches

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Cory Doctorow
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Back in 2014, the Supreme Court ruled in Riley v California, holding that border guards do not have unlimited authority to search our personal electronic devices when we cross the border, requiring individualized criminal suspicion before a search can take place. (more")

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