With device searches at American border crossings reaching an all-time high, the US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) this week tightened its rules for when agents can pull data from phones and computers.
The updated directive [PDF] amends the 2009 CBP border search guidelines to require that agents at least have ”reasonable suspicion” shown before they can use external equipment to connect and copy the contents of devices they encounter at border crossings.
Källa: US border cops told to stop copying people’s files just for the hell of it
