Hasbeen - Any bet Australia and others bring it in soon.

Go overseas boring night you download a movie to watch say Skyscraper 2018, when they look at the phone or pc it will show up, copyrighted movie not available on dvd etc piracy phone confiscated.

All your phone contacts emails everything on that phone or PC can be copied, not a thing you can do about it

" Burke has threatened to sue pirates in Australia. .
the damages being sought would be in the region of a "speeding fine". Depending on the type of penalty Burke was alluding to, this could be anywhere between $80 and $2000+ per infringement."
$80 is about 2 adults and 2 kids at a theatre. Less embarrassing than feds dragging the family out of movie for not paying. Don't know if customs will leave the download once the matter is settled and paid.

When you follow this up, you find that this searching your electronic devices would occur only in conjunction with other searches if are a suspicious person. 99.9% of travellers will never know anything about it. I don't even have password on the tablets I travel with. This is a complete non-story. Unless, of course, you are dressed in a Muslim body bag.

Dajjal: The Slayer and His Followers

Directed by Rana Abrar

Release date
October 2018

Country Pakistan, UK, Turkey, Malaysia, Indonesia, Jordan
Language English, Arabic, Turkish, Malay, Indonesian, Urdu
Dajjal: The Slayer and His Followers is a 2018 upcoming conspiracy-thriller animated film about the Current Middle East Crises, written and directed by Rana Abrar. The plot follows an ancient plan for dominating kingdom to controlling the world and the actions to save the world from global annihilation. Pirated downloads will cop a massive penalty , loss of computer , ripped up burqa and rude questions.

ttbn - quote "This is a complete non-story." Looks like your opinion is not shared by a lot of people around the world.

OUTRAGED travellers have vowed to avoid New Zealand after it became the first country to fine passengers who refuse to hand over their phone passwords at the border.

Travellers who refuse to hand over the passwords will be charged up to $NZ5000 ($A4580) and could face having their device confiscated as well as prosecution.

Previously, customs officials could stop anyone at the border and demand to see their devices but until now, the law didn’t compel travellers to provide their password as well.

“We’re not aware of any other country that has legislated for the potential of a penalty to be applied if people do not divulge their passwords,” New Zealand customs spokesman Terry Brown said.

But customs officials won’t be able to access the Cloud, he said.

“It is a file-by-file (search) on your phone. We’re not going into ‘the Cloud’,” Mr Brown told NZTV.

“We’ll examine your phone while it’s on flight mode.”

Officials must have a “reasonable cause to suspect” a device or its owner to warrant the digital search and data may be copied and reviewed.

“The shift from paper-based systems to electronic systems has meant that the majority of prohibited material and documents are now stored electronically,” a New Zealand Customs spokeswoman said.

“The reality of this law is that it gives Customs the power to take and force the unlock of people’s smartphones without justification or appeal — and this is exactly what Customs has always wanted.”

Travellers have also taken to social media to express their outrage at the news.

Someone else pointed out: “So now, you and I need to hand over all our data, while professional or suitably motivated wrongdoers can just upload all stuff to the Cloud and buy a new phone after crossing the border. Am I the only one seeing the police state in this? Not travelling to NZ soon.”

Abrams Mk1 tank of Australian Army and Customs. Overall performance
Power plant: Gas Turbine Engine 1119 kilowatts
Speed: More than 60 kilometres per hour;
Operational range: More than 400 kilometres
Armament: 120 millimetre M256 Smooth Bore Cannon, 12.7 millimetre M2HB QCB Machine Gun.

This weapons system is lethal reducing the average Australian home to land-fill in 3.6 seconds. Tourist luggage is not accepted in Council recycling. Tank commanders will launch an attack only under legal provisions of Australian Customs Act 1901 as amended.