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  1. …in reply to @jeffryhouse
    @jeffryhouse @pauloCanning Part of the dynamic here (not necessarily in Benjamin's case, but definitely in Laura Poitras') is that basic expectations of legality like those quoted here are flagrantly flouted.
    oh my god twitter doesn’t include alt text from images in their APIoh my god twitter doesn’t include alt text from images in their API
    1. …in reply to @CarwilBJ
      @jeffryhouse @pauloCanning So if someone photographs your address book and journal, copies data off laptop and camera, in a nominal customs investigation (all exceeding their legal authority), how do you assume they will also comply with other legal limits on their authority? salon.com/2012/04/08/u_s_filmmaker_repeatedly_detained_at_border/
      1. …in reply to @CarwilBJ
        @jeffryhouse @pauloCanning "a military veteran, journalists, students, an artist, a NASA engineer, and a business owner. Several are Muslims or people of color. All were reentering the country from business or personal travel when border officers searched their devices." eff.org/press/releases/eff-aclu-media-conference-call-today-announce-lawsuit-over-warrantless-phone-and
        1. …in reply to @CarwilBJ
          @jeffryhouse @pauloCanning Note that EFF and the plaintiffs won this lawsuit in Federal Court jolt.law.harvard.edu/digest/alasaad-v-mcaleenan-federal-district-court-rules-suspicionless-searches-of-smart-phones-at-u-s-ports-of-entry-unconstitutional but then lost on appeal in February (thus the Biden administration continued defending the pracitice). reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-privacy-idUSKBN2AA2AL