News Tech Talk: What you need to know about crossing the US border with your phone

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Thanks for sharing your info by writing such an interesting article regarding phones at US borders, Jerry!
On a semi-unrelated note 😉, with re to encryption, do you have any info on how gov agencies, from fed's down to state & local municipal police forces, are able to routinely retrieve deleted data & images off of either handed-over or seized phones... seemingly so regularly and easily?

I ask, because if you happen to be a True Crime podcast listener 🤗.... (of which I've somehow become semi addicted to being 😕 e.g):

. . Or . .
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. . you'll be aware that, from the sound of it, the gov fed's & state & local municipal police forces, seem to be able to recover anything—that's ever been deleted—from any phone ! 🤔

Not that I'm planning any capers, like "The Golden Toilet Heist" - in the BBC 'Crime Next Door' podcast series! 😆 😉
 
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