@PancakesCantKillMe@lemmy.world
Post #50307
2025-12-10 21:40 UTC
Evidence of what exactly? Was a crime previously committed? Was it the officer’s “instincts” that told them so? This is the fun part of authoritarianism, there may have been zero evidence deleted (we don’t know), but now the act of wiping it creates a crime they can charge someone with. Bake him away, toys!
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@frongt@lemmy.zip 2025-12-11 00:02
It’s CBP, probably at the airport, so I don’t think you’d find a court saying they exceeded their authority in seizing the phone for search. They have very broad authority. It’s not ethical at all, of course, but it’s been perfectly legal for decades, under multiple administrations.