Does The Travelers’ Privacy Protection Act adequately safeguard us?
You’ve probably heard about the Travelers’ Privacy Protection Act of 2008, a proposed new law that would prevent customs agents from confiscating your laptop computer at the border. But what does the law actually say? Ned Levi takes a look at the law and makes some troubling discoveries.
New Senate bill would ban laptop search and seizure
Russ Feingold, D-Wisc., has introduced legislation forbidding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from searches of travelers’ computer hard drives without reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing. Tripso has reported on heavy-handed DHS searches and confiscation. It is nice to see that someone in the Senate is paying attention this unfettered federal intrusion into our freedom.
Warning: US Customs and Border Protection may confiscate your laptop and PDA
The Fourth Amendment may prohibit “unreasonable searches and seizures” and require “probable cause.” But not at the border. Here’s how to prevent your data from being compromised by a government search.