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Do you have to let border agents look through your phone at the airport?
David Pierce and I dug into this and other privacy questions on this week’s episode of The Vergecast.
The answer is: it depends. Your immigration status dictates some of your rights to refuse device searches at airports and other ports of entry. Citizens — and in many cases, permanent residents — can’t be denied entry for saying no to a search, but people with visas can. Regardless of your status, we have some advice on how to safeguard your data before traveling.
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