While US citizens have established rights against unlawful searches at the border, the extent to which foreign travellers can resist requests to hand over personal information is unclear. It did not answer specific questions about social media accounts and devices. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a US nonprofit which campaigns for digital civil rights, advises travellers: “Border agents cannot deny a US citizen admission to the country. Additionally, turning on two-factor authentication on social media accounts prevents them being accessed with the password alone. In January, Susan Hall, head of technology and intellectual property team partner at law firm Clarke Willmott, advised the firm’s lawyers not to comply with requests for social media information.

Source: The Guardian April 09, 2017 17:48 UTC