Article 60EH6 Australian border force searched more than 40,000 mobile devices in five years, data shows

Australian border force searched more than 40,000 mobile devices in five years, data shows

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Josh Taylor
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Experts concerned authorities are coercing travellers to hand over passwords to phones and other devices or copying data unlawfully

Border force officers searched more than 40,000 devices, including phones, at the border in five years, new data reveals.

A freedom of information request by tech news site ITnews revealed officers had searched phones, computers and other devices at the border 41,410 times between 2017 and the end of 2021. That figure included 951 phones between May 2020 and the end of 2021.

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