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nah been through the border many times and they really only care about food
They search about 5,000 phones a year. I value my privacy, and don't appreciate people poking through my shit on a "you seem suspicious" basis. I understand that that's basically customs entire job, but it feels different when it comes to computers and phones, particularly as they don't even need grounds of suspicion - they can just decide they don't like you and take your phone
It's one of the many human rights we don't care about in Australia. It's targeted harassment and abuse of power.
Absolutely. That's a large part of the reason I want to move elsewhere. I love Australia, and am always thankful we don't live in a war or terrorism torn country, and, generally, live well, but I don't understand why we have such a "fuck the people" attitude when it comes to pretty much anything.
Goes far beyond border patrol demanding passwords to devices, and duplicating people's data with no just cause, but that's a rant for another day