Laptops Searched and Confiscated at U.S. Border

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday October 24, 2006 @11:11AM from the step-away-from-the-laptop dept.

An anonymous reader writes, "According to an article in the New York Times, the Association of Corporate Travel Executives is asking the U.S. government for more detailed guidelines on when and why a laptop gets confiscated at the U.S. border, which, anecdotally, is happening more often. The story includes a report from a business traveler who had her laptop confiscated over a year ago and has yet to have it returned." According to the article, a knowledgeable lawyer said: "[Border guards] don't need probable cause to perform... searches under the current law. They can do it without suspicion or without really revealing their motivations." And an ACTE exective is quoted, "Potentially, this is going to have a real effect on how international business is conducted."

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Re:Security by TavisJohn · 2006-10-24 13:51 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Then I better not travel with my Acer Aspire 9550.
It has Altek Lansing 2.1 speakers built in.
17" Widescreen display
A DVD Burner
And even an IR Remote!!!
They would snag it right away!