“Over 30,000 people had their electronic devices searched without probable cause or a warrant by Customs and Border Protection in 2017. This is a 50% increase from 2016.  Most of the searches took place at airports when travelers were leaving the country.  Imagine the helplessness of having your phone taken by an Agent, and searched without your consent. No suspicion of any crime. No probable cause. Just some thug using brute force to violate your privacy.  In these settings, travelers are powerless. You just want to get home or continue to your destination, but the American police state shakes you down.  Hundreds of traveler complaints about such oppression have now surfaced thanks to a Freedom of Information Request.”

Read more: http://www.thedailybell.com/news-analysis/police-state-thousands-of-americans-electronics-illegally-searched-at-border/

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