Originally Posted by
yyzvoyageur
There have been cases where entertainers who were denied entry to Canada because of lengthy and violent criminal histories surreptitiously used their mobile phones to take photos of the officers who sent them home. In one recent case, the photo was posted to several fan websites in the form of a lightly veiled death threat.
It's OK, you can use the term 'rap artist'
I won't argue the rule about phone use in the customs hall, but I've heard examples from people where they were told *while onboard* the arriving aircraft they must not use their cell phone while onboard, while walking to customs, in the inspection hall - basically no phones until clearing inspection.
I would not hesitate to ignore such an order given on board or while walking TO the inspection hall in the US or Canada. While in another country, that's another story - depends on the country.