Apple engineers with US citizenship are required to 'unlock your smartphone or PC' when you enter the United States
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No one should have to travel in fear – Andreas Gal – Medium
https://medium.com/@andreasgal/no-one-should-have-to-travel-in-fear-b2bff4c460e5
Ex-Mozilla CTO: US border cops required I unlock my phone, laptop at SF airport-and I'm an American citizen • The Register
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/04/02/us_border_patrol_search_demand_mozilla_cto/
Gal, a Hungarian engineer, joined Mozilla in 2008 and has been working in Silicon Valley for ten years. Business trips abroad have been routine for Gal, and he has been involved in many business trips, so several years ago, he entered the Global Entry Program, which can quickly complete immigration in priority lanes. It was said that
Global entry programs that require advance interviews and registration fees can be scanned smoothly by scanning a passport or permanent residence card only when entering the United States from a specific airport where kiosks are installed. It will be. On November 29, 2018, when Gal who returned to Europe from the United States used a kiosk terminal to carry out entry procedures with a global entry, it was determined that the kiosk terminal required that Gal have a secondary examination. Of.
Gal, surrounded by three armed CBP agents, was asked about the work he is currently doing and about his previous job at Mozilla. Eventually, the agent searched Gal's package and requested that the terminal lock of the found iPhone XS or MacBook Pro be unlocked.
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However, the terminal was provided to Gal by Apple, and unpublished software and confidential information were stored inside. Mr Gal, who had a non-disclosure agreement, insisted that even if it was a government official, it was not possible for another to access the terminal at his own discretion, and he told the agent if he could contact his supervisor or lawyer. The However, Gal's request seemed to anger the agent, and the agent said, 'Despite having Gal's citizenship in the United States, Gal has no right to contact a lawyer and it is unlocked. 'It is against the law to reject the request,' he said.
Mr Gal was not a lawyer and did not know much about the details of the law, but three years ago he was learning about the American constitution to be tested for citizenship. Therefore, a situation in which three armed agents, despite nothing violating the law, are being threatened and required to hand over the device is a US Constitution Amended Amendment 5 concerning the basic human rights of American citizens . Claimed to be in violation of the Article .
After making a claim to get in touch with a lawyer and continuing to keep the question open, the agent finally released Mr. Gal. It seems that the device was not seized, but after taking a long time, Gal got stuck and was deprived of a global entry card.
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Gal thinks that this agent's request is not random incidents, but is intended to deliberately target Gal who has been working on encryption and online privacy. Mr Gal has contacted the American Association for Free Human Rights (ACLU) , and ACLU has filed a (PDF file) complaint that the case was infringed on Mr. Gal's civil rights.
'There is CBP's groundless detention, questioning, and forced investigations against Mr. Gal, who are in violation of Article 4 of the Amendment to the United States Constitution ,' said William Freeman, Northern California Senior Advisor to the ACLU. Mr Gal also said, 'If the US government tried to scare me, it did succeed. I feel fear every time I go through American customs. But I will not silence. '.
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