Border Agents Confiscate Laptops
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Have you backed up your laptop recently? If you're planning to cross the U.S. border with it, you'd better. According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, federal agents at border-crossing stations are now permitted take a traveler's laptop to an off-site location for an . Yikes! Under the newly disclosed policy, officials may also share copies of the laptop's contents with other agencies and private entities for language translation, data decryption or other reasons. As reported at NewsFactor.com, some international travelers have had their laptops, cell phones and other digital devices confiscated for months.
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