EPIC Sues CBP for Audit Records on Mobile Device Border Searches

The Electronic Privacy Information Center sued Customs and Border Protection Friday for audit records on electronic device border searches. The lawsuit follows EPIC’s Freedom of Information Act request, filed about two months ago, seeking records to determine the legality of border searches of cellphones, tablets and laptops. The group cited a January 2018 CBP directive requiring agency audits of border searches. CBP failed to make a timely decision on the FOIA request, said the suit in U.S. District Court in Washington. The agency didn’t comment.