Abstract
Do you know where your phone is? Can you describe the last five pictures in your camera roll? How many websites have you visited this month? Cell phones are an extension of our person and contain some of our most private data: location, banking, loved ones, sleep statistics, reproductive information, and more. As our technology develops, so too should our laws. This Note explores the lack of privacy protections at the U.S. border and how susceptible our data is to a government search. A Supreme Court ruling recognizing the unique piece of property a cell phone represents, even at a U.S. border, is essential to balance our national security concerns and privacy interests.
Recommended Citation
Eleni Filley,
Data Privacy at the Border: How to Balance National Security Concerns and Privacy Interests When Conducting Forensic Border Searches of Electronic Devices,
31 Wash. & Lee J. Civ. Rts. & Soc. Just. 203
(2025).
Available at: https://scholarlycommons.law.wlu.edu/crsj/vol31/iss2/6
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