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ACLU, NPPA, slam CBP random data searches — big brother reaches into your computers, smartphones and PDA

by Ned Levi on September 13, 2010

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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Government warns travelers of laptop threat in secret document

by Ned Levi on September 16, 2008

Turns out the Department of Homeland Security isn’t the only agency confiscating traveler’s laptops. Foreign governments are targeting the PCs of US corporate and government personnel traveling abroad, according to a secret document released last week. And it’s about to get worse.

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