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someothherguyyyesterday at 1:11 PM1 replyview on HN

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2232

is what he was charged with (a)

see also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_search_exception


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LoganDarkyesterday at 1:16 PM

> seems like a stretch though

I think the issue will fall on whether the encrypted data on the device (or its decrypted counterpart) counts as property. The rest looks pretty clear-cut to me.