Ned Levi looks at the privacy issues travelers face using electronic devices which hold personal data, or access the Internet, and for travelers which post travel photos on the Internet while traveling.
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ACLU
Since 9/11, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has had a program of random inspection of electronic media at the border. Without reasonable suspicion or probable cause, CBP has confiscated laptops and other electronic devices for weeks or even years. Ned Levi brings you up to date on the latest news about this serious problem for international travelers.
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ACLU protests enhanced TSA patdown in Boston and Las Vegas, Tibet Air chooses A319, ANA plans quick 787 ramp-up once planes are flying.
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Ned Levi examines TSA’s new random hand swabbing program to detect explosive residue on airplane passengers and finds that it’s unlikely to work, despite claims of security experts, mostly because they’ve focused on the equipment, and not the overall security program of which they are a part.
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Ned discusses the latest news about the Customs and Border Patrol’s program to randomly search and seize laptops, digital cameras, cellphones and other electronic devices at the border, without warrants, reasonable suspicion or probable cause, and what travelers can do to protect their privacy and security.
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It has been about a year since we first heralded the beginnings of laptop searches by Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officers. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has just filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit to learn how the agency’s policy has impacted the civil liberties of travelers.
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Midwife-delivered Latino Americans born in the Southwest continued to be unable to obtain a passport even after supplying countless extra documentation. Ned Levi has heard from those who have been affected, and updates us on this serious problem.
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Most travelers these days have a love-hate relationship with Transportation Security Administration. Yes, they seem to be keeping us safe. But the often arbitrary rules and inconsistent screening times and processes can be frustrating — especially when standing in line watching your flight departure time get closer and closer.
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For untold numbers of Latinos born in the Southwest who were delivered by midwives, obtaining a passport has become almost an impossibility, according to a class action suit filed by the ACLU on September 9th. The suit alleges the State Department is sending this group of passport applicants on a “scavenger hunt” and when presented with requested additional documentation, denying the applications anyway.
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