1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auRhett Joneshttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/rhettjones-usa/Border Agent Demands NASA Scientist Unlock Phone Before Entering The USrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="EenWV1djr4"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2017/02/border-agent-demands-nasa-scientist-unlock-phone-before-entering-the-country/">Border Agent Demands NASA Scientist Unlock Phone Before Entering The US</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2017/02/border-agent-demands-nasa-scientist-unlock-phone-before-entering-the-country/embed/#?secret=EenWV1djr4" width="600" height="338" title="“Border Agent Demands NASA Scientist Unlock Phone Before Entering The US” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="EenWV1djr4" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/13/vcwgf0gvznrp7u9buho0.jpg?quality=75970546Sidd Bikkannavar is a natural-born US citizen who works at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab. He’s also a prolific traveller who found himself reentering the United States right as the controversial immigration ban took effect. For unexplained reasons, he was detained and border agents demanded access to his NASA-issued phone which could contain highly sensitive information.