Author Topic: Lawsuit seeks data over searches of electronics at US border  (Read 305 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

rangerrebew

  • Guest
 Lawsuit seeks data over searches of electronics at US border
 
 
By JACK GILLUM - Associated Press - Monday, March 27, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) - A group of First Amendment attorneys sued the Trump administration on Monday over access to data showing how often U.S. citizens and visitors had their electronic devices searched and the contents catalogued at American border crossings.

The complaint by Columbia University’s Knight First Amendment Institute said the Department of Homeland Security hasn’t moved quickly on its request, which sought information about the number of people whose devices were searched at the border, complaints about the practice and government training materials.

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/mar/27/lawsuit-seeks-data-over-searches-of-electronics-at/