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http://www.youtube.com/user/jean knnUK BORDER POLICE can SEIZE and DOWNLOAD your CELL PHONE's DATA for No Reason At AllnnnSUBSCRIBE for more on how BIG BROTHER is taking over your FREEDOMS and RIGHTS nnnnnUK BORDER POLICE can SEIZE and DOWNLOAD your CELL PHONE's DATA for No Reason At AllnnnnnAuthorities say procedures are critical to combatting terrorism, but privacy advocates call for stronger checks and balancesnnnnnPolice in the UK have the power to seize mobile devices from any traveler entering the country, and can retain their personal data for as long as they see fit, according to a report from the Telegraph. Such blanket powers are outlined under UK counterterrorism laws, and are broadly applied to thousands of travelers each year — regardless of whether police establish grounds for suspicion before confiscating a device. The revelations, published late Friday, have raised concerns among civil libertarians and privacy advocates, and an independent reviewer is expected to propose tighter checks on border police this week.nnnnnAccording to the Telegraph, UK border officials can download a person's photos, contact lists, and call logs, and retain them for "as long as necessary" — even if a traveler is allowed to proceed after being stopped. Authorities can also retain information on who a traveler texts or e-mails, though they remain barred from seizing the contents of these messages. Up to 60,000 travelers are "stopped and examined" every year under powers delegated by the Terrorism Act 2000, but the number of seized mobile devices remains unclear.nnnnnConsidering the high volume of travel that the UK sees every year, the procedures could be applied to a broad range of international passengers. In 2012, an estimated 70 million people traveled through London's Heathrow Airport alone, according to the most recent data from Airports Council International.nnnnnUK border police can seize mobile phone data from anyone entering Britain without any justification. Under an anti-terror law, authorities can examine personal information and retain it for as long as they deem necessary.nnnnnThe powers in question are outlined in Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000, which empowers police "to stop, examine and search passengers at ports, airports and international rail terminals, compel them to answer questions aimed at determining whether they are terrorists."nnnnnThe law also allows cops to detain citizens for up to nine hours and keep their possessions for up to a week. Moreover, data collected from mobile phones and other gadgets can be downloaded and stored for examination for an unspecified length of time.nnnnnHe writes in his blog that around half a million people each year are stopped "either on the basis of intelligence or in accordance with guidance contained in a code of practice." However, about 60,000 of those detained are held for over 15 minutes and some for more than three hours.nnnnnAnderson notes that authorities may exercise this right without having to justify their suspicions. Furthermore, there is no wording in the legislation to account for how long any digital information downloaded from a mobile device may be stored. traveler travel UK britain legal police "united kingdom" "heathrow airport" "port of entry" "anti terrorism laws" traveling travel seize law "cell phone" iphone "london heathrow" "mobile phone" "private data" private data communication download content information "enter uk" terror detained power freedom rights 2013 london "great britain" england privacy state u.s. "united states" holiday vacation "business traveler" "london hotel" future invasion border security alex jones russia today infowars lindsey williams gerald celente trends in the news anonymous liberty constitution agenda 21 bilderberg group elite bohemian grove mafia new world order illuminati farrakhan glenn beck david icke wearechange nnnnn"Just to say we are going to glean information from anybody and hold it for as long as the police deem necessary really isn't acceptable," Dia Chakravarty of the Freedom Association told RT's Tesa Arcilla. She emphasized that questions need to be asked to ensure the fine line between protecting state security and violating personal privacies is not crossed.nnnnnSimilar stop-and-search powers that can be exercised by police officers on the street are currently under review in a six-week consultation by the Home Secretary. It follows a damning report from Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC), Less
