In early 2017, an American couple returning to the United States from Toronto was stopped for a screening at the Buffalo airport by officials from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the agency charged with safeguarding U.S. borders. But beyond questioning Akram Shibly and Kelly McCormick and physically inspecting their belongings, the agents also demanded that they surrender their mobile phones and passwords. At that moment, the government crossed an important line.
