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UK: Travellers' mobile phone data seized by police at borde

03 July 2013

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Officers use counter-terrorism laws to remove a mobile phone from any passenger they wish coming through UK air, sea and international rail ports and then scour their data.

See the full article: Travellers' mobile phone data seized by police at border: Thousands of innocent holidaymakers and travellers are having their phones seized and personal data downloaded and stored by the police, The Telegraph can disclose (telegraph link)

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