If even one equipment is being searched wrongfully, it is a problem.

While law enforcement searches usually require a warrant, thats not the case at the border, Kartchner said.

Observers toldLifewirethat they agreed with the arguments by the civil liberties groups.

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I believe the ACLU will be successful using the Fourth Amendment argument.

“Cell phones and laptops arent the commodity electronics they were two decades ago,” added Meller.

“In 2021, they are portals into the souls of their owners.

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Government agencies reportedly are increasing the number of searches of devices at U.S. borders.

There were over30,500 searchesat borders in fiscal 2017, up from the 8,500 searches two years earlier.

“If even one unit is being searched wrongfully, it is a problem.”

Travelers should not have to fear for the privacy of their digital data at the border.