DHS Policies Allow Border Officials to Seize Your Laptop

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This is likely illegal and very likely violates the Constitution of the United States. An arbitrary government entity has created an arbitrary rule without basis in the rule of law. Such seizures and searches should require a warrant at the very least.
 
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The constitution? Feh - who cares about the consitution when there's terrists about!
 

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He's obviously being sarcastic :)
This is really disgusting. I especially like the "other reasons" as well. Maybe DHS can team up with some data mining companies and improve their "targeted advertisements" with your personal information... I'm waiting for someone to come out and say "IP theft is terrorism". I'm sure that what the "other reasons" are. I never bought the government conspiracy BS surrounding 9/11, but with all the new-found power being doled out and "McCarthyism" like terrorism protections being instituted, I'm thinking about it.
 

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Several security organisations have been warning business travellers for a while now to either take a clean-drive laptop with them or buy a cheap laptop in-country, then load their VPN client and download what they need from their home server. Many overseas business people just prefer not to go to the US at all because of all of the hassle.

Several business conventions are no longer staged in the US at all, as the attendance is now below break-even.
 

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[citation][nom]croc[/nom] Many overseas business people just prefer not to go to the US at all because of all of the hassle.Several business conventions are no longer staged in the US at all, as the attendance is now below break-even.[/citation]

This is fantastic, because our economy is currently in such great shape!!!!
 

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This is totally wrong. Customs should have to obey laws just like everyone else. China is easing up on their snooping during the Olympics, but the US seems to be increasing their totalitarianism.
 
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