When Cell Phones Cross Borders: Protecting Employees' Sensitive Data From Suspicionless Cell Phone Searches At International Airports [telecom]

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The ubiquity and sophistication of smartphones has created a more mobile work force ("mobile" - get it?). Employees can Zoom with their colleagues during a pandemic, they can take a call re-routed from their office phone while in transit to a client meeting, and, even if they might not want to, they can reply to emails while on vacation abroad. In fact, many employers now provide smart phones to employees for company business, or have adopted bring-your-own-device policies so that employees can integrate work email or other applications onto their personal devices.