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Digital Security at U.S. Border
Digital Security at U.S. Border
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Philippe M. Frowd (English and French)
Associate Professor, School of Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences
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Professor Frowd's research interests include borders and migration, the politics of surveillance and privacy and the transnational governance of security, with a particular focus on technologies and policies of border control and migration management. Current projects include automation/digitalization of border security in Canada through electronic visas, apps and airport kiosks.
"U.S. (and Canadian) authorities have exceptional powers around border searches. Personal devices are increasingly in their sights, especially in the context of ever more data-hungry border security."