About one in four people stopped at border had some data copied from their devices by Australian Border Force
ABF officers routinely ask travellers to provide phone passwords and most do despite there being no legal requirement to comply.ABF officers routinely ask travellers to provide phone passwords and most do despite there being no legal requirement to comply.
About one in four people who were stopped at the border had some data copied from their devices – 590 in 2021-22, 1,139 in 2022-23, and 1,447 in the current financial year. An ABF spokesperson said last month movements across the border were screened using a range of intelligence, targeting and profile techniques.
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