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  • 2017-02-13 (xsd:date)
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  • American-Born JPL Scientist Forced to Unlock a NASA Phone by U.S. Customs and Border Protection? (en)
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  • On 5 February 2017, American-born NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) scientist Sidd Bikkannavar published a Facebook post asserting that he was detained by United States Customs & Border Protection (CBP) officials while he was returning to the U.S. from Chile, who seized his phone and demanded access to its stored data: Bikkannavar spoke to The Verge about the incident in an article published on 12 February 2017 and provided further information about the contents of his Facebook post (which he had apparently deleted): Bikkannavar maintained that a CBP officer brought him to a detention room and produced an Inspection of Electronic Devices document, requesting access to the contents of his mobile phone. Bikkannavar said he was reluctant to comply with the request because the device was the property of NASA, but was not allowed to leave until he gave CBP his PIN: According to Bikkannavar, he immediately powered the device off and notified NASA higher-ups: National security issues make the details of this account difficult to confirm independently. (en)
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