Customs and Border Patrol

A man holds up his iPhone during a rally in support of data privacy outside the Apple store in San Francisco. (AP/Eric Risberg)
PORTLAND, Ore. (ANALYSIS) — Watchdog groups that keep tabs on digital privacy rights are concerned that U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents are searching the phones and other digital devices of international travelers at border checkpoints in U.S. airports.

Despite being a NASA scientist and enrolled in the Global Entry program,Siid Bikkannavar was detained, questioned and had his phone searched prior to being granted re-entry into the U.S. (Photo: YouTube)