Border inspections of electronic devices hits record high
WASHINGTON (AP) " The government inspected a record number of international travelers' electronic devices last year, expanding a practice that has drawn alarm from privacy advocates.U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Friday that its border agents inspected 30,200 phones and other electronic devices in fiscal year 2017, which ended in September " a nearly 60 percent spike from 2016, when 19,051 devices were searched.But the agency stressed the searches represent just a [...]
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