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What countries do this? I saw a mention of Australia.


Any, if they would really want the data.


All borders don't have privacy protection laws? Hard to believe.


That just raises the bar for how much they need to want it. It doesn’t eliminate it.


As far as I know, every country asserts the right to thoroughly inspect anything that crosses its border. There may be a few exceptions, and it may not matter in a practical sense for situations like (e.g.) within the EU, where you don't actually have to go through customs when you cross the border, but in the general case, it's true.


Depends on the border / country.


All things are fungible




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