Leyden Senior Member The people have spoken. I'm a nitpicking dick. Woo! 8754 Posts 1/04 Posted - Jul 28 2006 : 2:28AM [snip]
The case made its way to a Nevada court, which found Romm guilty. An appeal of the case went to the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco, which was charged with deciding an important issue: can border patrol agents search laptops without a warrant and without probable cause? The court's ruling was handed down on Monday, and said that yes, agents can search laptops for any reason.
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Searching laptops, with their vast troves of personal (and usually legal) data, might feel more invasive to travelers, but it's a part of life in the 21st century. Don't be surprised if, on your next business trip, submitting your laptop to an X-ray scan is no longer enough.
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ars technica [Link] Joey Starr Senior Member Still wanking after all these years. 8082 Posts 10/00 Posted - Jul 28 2006 : 3:13AM
Child pornography.[Link] Joey Starr Senior Member Still wanking after all these years. 8082 Posts 10/00 Posted - Jul 28 2006 : 3:14AM
And criminal background...[Link] croy Platinum Member Discovry 4574 Posts 3/04 Posted - Jul 28 2006 : 5:20AM
How is this so different from the fact that Border Patrol can search my luggage without warrant or probable cause? Canadian Border Services found out he had a criminal background and checked out his computer. They found links to child porn sites. They sent him back to the US. Assuming they told Customs, how did Border Patrol not have probable cause? Lock him up.[Link]