welcome to the land of the free, passcode please 🛂 US border agents went through 52k phones and laptops in 9 months. on track to beat last year's record (55k) busy bees 🐝 47.5k of those were "basic" searches: no suspicion needed. don't feel like handing over your passcode? cool, they'll keep your phone for up to 5 days the less readable stuff on your phone, the less there is to scroll through 🔐 #privacy #encryption #europe #usa #Surveillance https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cbp-searches-electronic-devices-9.7392252