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US Customs agents can take and keep phone data of people entering the country

Anyone who has traveled outside the country may already know that U.S. Customs and Border Protection has the right to search the phones and other electronic devices of anyone entering the country - including U.S. citizens -- without a warrant.
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Anyone who has traveled outside the country may already know that U.S. Customs and Border Protection has the right to search the phones and other electronic devices of anyone entering the country - including U.S. citizens -- without a warrant.

Reporter : Laura Leslie
Photographer : Josie Zimmer
Web Editor : Mark Bergin
Posted 2022-09-16T19:48:14-0400 - Updated 2022-09-16T19:48:14-0400