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geoelectric on May 9, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: The right time to refuse a search is always

In the US, at least, the 4th amendment protections are significantly weaker at the border due to assumption of routine searches being "reasonable."

No clue what Canada's stance is on this, but worth knowing before you stand your ground with the border guard.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_search_exception

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