Travelers' Laptops May Be Detained At Border - washingtonpost.com
Planning to travel abroad? When you re-enter the U.S. the Department of Homeland Security has disclosed that Federal agents may take your laptop computer or other electronic device to an off-site location for an unspecified period of time without any suspicion of wrongdoing. These officials may share copies of the lap top's contents with other agencies and private entities for language translation, data decryption or other reasons.
The policies cover any device capable of storing information in digital or analog form:
- including hard drives
- flash drives
- cellphones
- pagers
- ipods
- video and audio tapes
They also cover:
- all papers and other written documentation
- including books
- pamphlets
- pocket trash
- pocket litter
Yes that would miscellaneous paper scraps in your pocket.
With all the talk about abuses in the civil liberties of people by the Chinese government, I'd say that under the Bush administration we are well down that slippery slide. More information on protecting privacy issues can be found here
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