Jan 19, 2018 – Canadians crossing the Canada-U.S. border are being advised to put mobile phones in 'flight mode' to protect privacy, as border agents are allowed to demand passwords and conduct phone searches.

Without needing an explanation, U.S. border agents have the right to demand passwords to search phones and other devices such as laptops, but they cannot download from remote, or cloud, storage.

Experts are therefore suggesting travellers remove any sensitive data and expect their phones to be searched whenever crossing in the U.S.

The number of times border agents checked phones spiked by 60 per cent in 2017, when compared to 2016. Phones were checked more than 30,000 times as travellers crossed the border.

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