August 1st, 2008
DHS searching laptops at border
The Post has the scoop on new DHS policies that allow agents to confiscate laptops at the border.
Federal agents may take a traveler’s laptop computer or other electronic device to an off-site location for an unspecified period of time without any suspicion of wrongdoing, as part of border search policies the Department of Homeland Security recently disclosed.
Also, officials may share copies of the laptop’s contents with other agencies and private entities for language translation, data decryption or other reasons, according to the policies, dated July 16 and issued by two DHS agencies, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
All of this is perfectly constitutional, the 9th Circuit held back in April.
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