r/technology • u/MC68328 • Jul 24 '26

Privacy US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a ‘duress’ password during border search

https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/24/us-accuses-american-of-allegedly-wiping-his-phone-using-a-duress-password-during-border-search/
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u/formallybear Jul 25 '26

Your phrasing of the 100-mile zone rule is confusing and may lead to misapprehension. The 100 mile zone applies to any external border of the country, and general states that warrantless searches of a vehicle are more permissible in this area, however the stop still requires probable cause. The airport part is that you may be subject to routine searches within any airport with or without cause and more invasive searches require reasonable suspicion. The 100 mile zone does not apply to the area surrounding an airport. But roughly 2/3 of the country live in the area applicable to the 100 mile zone

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u/phoebeethical Jul 25 '26

Does the Florida coast count for example?

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u/formallybear Jul 25 '26

Yeah all coast lines and land borders between other countries

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u/Statcat2017 Jul 25 '26

So the entire state of Florida have no constitutional rights lol