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It has not safe to cross any international border with your phone, at least if you haven't wiped it, and it hasn't been for ages.

Which isn't to say that it hasn't gotten a lot worse in the US recently.



yeah but what if it's PIN protected. they'd force you to unlock your phone?


yes, you will be asked to unlock it


> yes, you will be asked to unlock it

To elaborate, per the CBP (https://www.cbp.gov/travel/cbp-search-authority/border-searc...), if you refuse to unlock your phone or other electronic device it may be confiscated.

If you are a non-citizen, they can also use that refusal as evidence that you are not 'entitled to enter the United States.' In theory that alone is not sufficient to result in denied entry, but in practice it seems that border guards have a great deal of subjective leeway about things.

If you are a US citizen, they cannot deny you entry at the border. However, the device might still be confiscated.




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