U.S. Border Agents Seizing Laptops, Phones and Copying Info
The Wa****ngton Post re****ts that federal agents at U.S. borders have been
seizing and copying the contents of some travellers' laptops, cellphones,
and other electronic devices.
The Association of Cor****ate Travel Executives (http://www.acte.org
) has
tracked complaints from members whose laptops were seized without warrants
and without any crime ever being charged. The laptops were usually
returned
days later, but one member's laptop has yet to be returned after more than
a
year.
At least two global cor****ations have directed their executives not to
carry
confidential business material on laptops overseas. One law firm has
instructed its lawyers crossing U.S. borders to carry only "blank
laptops,"
preferring the risks of having their docs hacked while accessing them over
the internet to the risks of government search and seizure.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (http://www.eff.org
/ ) and other
organizations plan to sue to force the government to disclose its policies
on border searches, including which rules govern the seizing and copying
of
the contents of electronic devices.
http://www.wa****ngtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/06/AR2008020604763_pf.html
Rush after hearing that dream ticket of Obama/Clinton is going to
Wa****ngton
in January:
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