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Canada's privacy commissioner 'very concerned' about U.S. border phone searches [View all]
Source: The Canadian Press/CBC
Posted: Sep 19, 2017 8:45 AM ET
Canada's privacy czar says Canadians should be "very concerned" about their cellphones, computers and other electronic devices being searched by U.S. border agents.
Daniel Therrien told a House of Commons committee Monday that U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers can look at mobile devices and even demand passwords under American law.
The privacy commissioner cited statistics indicating U.S. border searches of mobile phones had increased between 2015 and 2016.
He said the devices contain a lot of sensitive information and people should be very concerned.
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/us-border-cellphone-password-search-1.4296331
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