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I don't have time to read this currently but I will try to later. In the meantime, does anyone know how they are coercing access to these devices? I've done a fair amount of international travel and no one has ever asked about any of my devices, much less attempted to gain access to them. It's my understanding that if you refuse them there's no legal reason they could refuse you entry.
Obviously, legality is of less concern to this administration but these people should have legal recourse, at least until the facade of civility is completely cast aside.
For the US, my understanding is that citizens can refuse, but if you do they may hold you for some time.
Non-citizens may be denied entry if they refuse to hand over their device.
Iirc. your finger print isn't protected.. a pin is.
But ymmv and ianal.
I've worked in IT Security for a number of Fortune 500 companies and saw a guy get fired because he brought his work laptop from the U.S. to China (over a year ago).
This was because there have been documented cases where, at Customs in the airport, government workers can take the laptop, quickly image it, and give it back to you without you ever knowing and they now have a copy of your device.