Judge Denies Trump Administration Request to Toss Suit Over Electronics Searches

Photo Credit: The U.S. Customs and Border Protection preclearance area at Dublin Airport is pictured. A judge declined a request to throw out a lawsuit that challenged the right of agents at borders to search the electronics of U.S. citizens. Flickr / Canadian Pacific
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This lawsuit over searches of laptops and cellphones will proceed, but in the meantime travelers need to think seriously about data privacy when they're crossing U.S. borders.