Border agents cannot search smartphones without a warrant, rules federal court<div class="feat-image">
</div><p>A federal court has ruled that US Customs and Border Protection agents cannot search smartphones without a warrant.</p>
<p>The ruling didn’t actually help the defendant who brought the case, and only applies to the Eastern District of New York where the case was brought, but may help set a <a href="
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Border agents cannot search smartphones without a warrant, rules federal court