Traveling with your laptop?

memememe Posts: 4,695
edited August 2008 in A Moving Train
Travelers' Laptops May Be Detained At Border
>> No Suspicion Required Under DHS Policies
>>
>> By Ellen Nakashima
>> Washington Post Staff Writer
>> Friday, August 1, 2008; Page A01
>>
>> Federal agents may take a traveler's laptop computer or other
>> electronic device to an off-site location for an unspecified period
>> of time without any suspicion of wrongdoing, as part of border
>> search policies the Department of Homeland Security recently disclosed.
>>
>> Also, officials may share copies of the laptop's contents with other
>> agencies and private entities for language translation, data
>> decryption or other reasons, according to the policies, dated July
>> 16 and issued by two DHS agencies, U.S. Customs and Border
>> Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
>>
>> "The policies . . . are truly alarming," said Sen. Russell Feingold
>> (D-Wis.), who is probing the government's border search practices.
>> He said he intends to introduce legislation soon that would require
>> reasonable suspicion for border searches, as well as prohibit
>> profiling on race, religion or national origin.
... and the will to show I will always be better than before.
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  • jeffbrjeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    I hope Feingold has success with his bill. It is amazing that this is allowed to happen. It is a horrible breach of privacy.

    Here's another thread about it:
    http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=297265
    "I'll use the magic word - let's just shut the fuck up, please." EV, 04/13/08
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