In article <gk64241lsp7eso8p936j4o0uhe2t5o1csu@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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richard <i.do.not@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Wed, 7 May 2008 12:01:47 -0700 (PDT), Branson Hunter
> <bh2322@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> >
> >DIGITAL AND INTERNET PRIVACY - LOSSES AND WINS
> >
> >Founding Fathers Know Best? Not exactly. The Fourth Amendment was
> >dumped right here in Los Angeles.
>
> The track record of the 9th circuit speaks for itself. Usually they
> get their decisions overturned.
>
> The 4th amendment is quite clear. It has never given unlimited search
> powers to any division of law enforcement for any reason.
Actually, have you read it? It prohibits UNREASONABLE searches and
seizures without a warrant.
> So no,
> Customs, TSA, and others who control the borders do not have the legal
> right to go through your laptop and search for what ever do***ents
> they may find not to their liking. You want to search my computer? Get
> a search warrant.
Sorry, Richard, but the court just said otherwise.
And this is a longstanding area where you can be searched without
probable cause or reasonable suspicion. They're called administrative
needs searches - if it serves an administrative need, rather than law
enforcement, generally the search is allowable. Examples of this
include boarding airplanes, entering federal buildings, and yes,
entering the country.
> But knowing this, I can easily thwart them at their own game.
> Buy a 2nd hard drive. Have nothing on it when I go through customs.
> The other one is in the mail being delivered to my destination.
> Sealed in such a way that I will know if it got tampered with or not.
Ooooh, gee, you're soooo smart.
> However, they can legally search your belongings for certain known
> banned contraband. To my knowleldge, private papers, and laptops are
> not among those.
Your knowledge, as usual, is ridiculously poor.
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