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Border agents can search your personal electronics

April 30 2008 at 11:15 PM
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"Federal agents at the border do not need any reason to search through travelers' laptops, cell phones or digital cameras for evidence of crimes, a federal appeals court ruled Monday, extending the government's power to look through belongings like suitcases at the border to electronics."

"... travelers should be aware that anything on their mobile devices can be searched by government agents, who may also seize the devices and keep them for weeks or months."

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/04/border-agents-c.html

Digital cameras with pictures of bonus locations, laptops for route planning, cellphones as backup digital cameras, GPSes with route information, MP3 players for musical diversion. What fun.

"Mind if I look in your tank bag sir?"

 
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Re: Border agents can search your personal electronics

April 30 2008, 11:43 PM 

Score one for Polaroids!




So you're saying I should remember to swap out the SD cards before crossing. Thanks for the tip!

 
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Re: Border agents can search your personal electronics

May 1 2008, 7:01 AM 

>>So you're saying I should remember to swap out the SD cards before crossing. Thanks for the tip!

So, which cavity are you going to hide it in?

 
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Re: Border agents can search your personal electronics

May 1 2008, 8:13 AM 

Until you put the glove on, I'm not telling.

 
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