Crossing the Border? Leave Your Laptops at Home
Last week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued some new rules regarding what border officials can and can’t do with your laptops and any other electronic media storage device. Despite a lawsuit from the ACLU, the rules are very similar to those put in place by the Bush administration with a few slight changes. According to the DHS website, the rules will “enhance transparency, accountability and oversight of electronic media searches at U.S. ports of entry and includes new administrative procedures designed to reflect broad considerations of civil liberties and privacy protections.” Either way, border officials can still seize and search your laptop, MP3Read More →