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.

Burner phones have seen a quiet resurgence in 2025. These simple mobile devices remain popular among privacy-conscious users, digital minimalists, and anyone looking for a basic secondary phone. The ...

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 ...

Armed with a burner phone and a fake name, I set out to learn how Instagram’s algorithm really works. This is what happened ...

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery is facing new calls to resign after he was jailed over charges related to witness tampering involving a burner phone, a judge ruled. The ruling was made ...

People all across the Bay Area will dive under desks on Thursday morning at 10:16 am to take cover. That’s not a prediction of a major earthquake. Rather, it’s part of increasingly popular statewide ...

St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery got burned by his own burner phone today and is now headed to jail as the criminal case against him works its way through court. Montgomery, already on house arrest ...

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A Missouri sheriff is in federal custody after he was indicted for allegedly retaliating against and intimidating witnesses in a case that stemmed from him having a jail administrator arrested. St.