Burners are contract-free, and you can grab them off the counter. They're called burner phones because you can "burn" them ...

Crossing the border can be extremely stressful. And now your phone adds another layer. According to new figures from US Customs and Border Protection, nearly 15,000 device searches were carried out ...

Border agents in the US are dramatically stepping up searches of people coming into the country, even US citizens returning from trips. And they have the authority to search your personal devices.

Chances are you’re not an international spy, a member of an organized crime family or a drug smuggler, but in a world where smartphones contain reams of sensitive personal data and can easily be used ...

Let's be real, the idea of a border agent scrolling through your phone is a modern-day nightmare. And with US Customs searching thousands of devices and using tools to copy their contents, it's a ...

Here are some best practices for safeguarding sensitive personal data. By Brian X. Chen Brian X. Chen is the lead consumer technology writer for The New York Times and author of Tech Fix, a weekly ...