[OFB Cafe] Homeland Security: We can seize laptops for an indefinite period

[Rick Bowers]

 From a few days ago on CNet news.

With everything else going on these days, I find this to be yet 
another annoyance as a result of 9/11. Airport security is a joke. It 
does little more than to slow things down and make flying 
inconvenient. Now, I can get to a customer with the information I 
need but it may be confiscated upon my return. I guess I'd better 
make full backups before I travel now.

The article states "... customs agents can routinely--as a matter of 
course-- seize, make copies of, and "analyze the information 
transported by any individual attempting to enter, re-enter, depart, 
pass through, or reside in the United States.""

So even if I'm flying domestically, this could apply. Of course, it's 
rare to see customs agents at the gates of domestic flights.

~Rick

August 1, 2008 10:25 AM PDT


Homeland Security: We can seize laptops for an indefinite period

Posted by 
<http://news.cnet.com/8300-13578_3-38.html?authorId=111>Declan 
McCullagh 
<http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10004646-38.html#comments>112 comments

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has concocted a remarkable 
new policy: It reserves the right to seize for an indefinite period 
of time laptops taken across the border.

Read the whole article: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10004646-38.html 
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   From a few days ago on CNet news.
   With  everything  else  going  on  these  days,  I find this to be yet
   another  annoyance as a result of 9/11. Airport security is a joke. It
   does   little   more   than  to  slow  things  down  and  make  flying
   inconvenient. Now, I can get to a customer with the information I need
   but it may be confiscated upon my return. I guess I'd better make full
   backups before I travel now.
   The  article  states "... customs agents can routinely--as a matter of
   course--   seize,   make  copies  of,  and  "analyze  the  information
   transported  by  any individual attempting to enter, re-enter, depart,
   pass through, or reside in the United States.""
   So  even if I'm flying domestically, this could apply. Of course, it's
   rare to see customs agents at the gates of domestic flights.
   ~Rick
   August 1, 2008 10:25 AM PDT

       Homeland Security: We can seize laptops for an indefinite period

   Posted by [1]Declan McCullagh [2]112 comments
   The  U.S.  Department  of Homeland Security has concocted a remarkable
   new policy: It reserves the right to seize for an indefinite period of
   time laptops taken across the border.
   Read the whole article:
   [3]http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10004646-38.html

References

   1. http://news.cnet.com/8300-13578_3-38.html?authorId=111
   2. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10004646-38.html#comments
   3. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10004646-38.html