EFF Advocates for Warrant Requirement in Border Searches

EFF advocates for warrant requirements in border device searches. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), alongside the ACLU and the New York Civil Liberties Union, has filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to mandate warrants for electronic device searches at the border. This case, U.S. v. Kamaldoss, involves a man whose devices were searched without a warrant, leading to drug trafficking charges. EFF argues that the current practices violate Fourth Amendment rights, emphasizing that modern devices contain extensive personal data and that the government’s interests in warrantless searches are weak. The brief also references previous cases advocating for stronger privacy protections at the border.