After the chaos of the Muslim ban, EFF activists are worried that the TSA’s existing policy of invasive data-collection at the border may be getting even worse. They’re looking for stories from everyone, but especially citizens and green card holders.
Please let us know if a U.S. official at the border examined your cell phone, laptop, or other digital device; asked for your device’s passcode or ordered you to unlock or decrypt it; or asked for your social media handles.We would like to hear from everyone, but especially if you are a citizen or permanent resident (green card holder) of the United States.
Please tell us:
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Your legal status in the U.S. (citizen, permanent resident, visa holder).*
What airport or border crossing you were at.*
What devices you had with you.*
What border agents specifically demanded (including social media handles and passcodes) or what they specifically looked through.*
Whether border agents recorded any information.*
Whether border agents stated or suggested that compliance with their demands was voluntary or mandatory.*
Whether border agents threatened you in any way.*
Whether border agents stated any reasons for their demands.*
You can write to us at borders@eff.org. If you want to contact us securely via email, please use PGP/GPG. Or you can call us at +1-415-436-9333.
Invasive Digital Border Searches: Tell EFF Your Story
[Sophia Copa and Danny O’Brien/EFF]