The Failing Right of Laptop Privacy

davidwr writes "Wired has an interesting editorial on laptop searches and seizures. It raises some interesting issues, including employee rights against police searches in the workplace, routine vs. non-routine searches at ports of entry, and police use of unrelated data found in a database search. The article ends saying: 'Of course, there's a chance that the courts will not recognize the different scope of privacy interests at stake in computer searches, or will not be adept at crafting a rule that gives enough leeway and guidance to law enforcement, while also protecting privacy. At that point, the Constitution may fail us, and we will have to turn to Congress to create rules that are better adapted for the information age.'"

Comments

Re:You must be a terrorist!

[Anonymous Coward]

You know, you [sumdumass] obviously write very well

I know this is a little off-topic but to be considered a good writer one has to know how to spell correctly ("gihad" "distain" "congradulating") and how to use capital letters ("aunt betty" "french" "billy"). The GP [sumdumbass] may have some good ideas but reading his "prose" is positively painful!
 
Also, this is allegedly a site for computer geeks, you would think that a computer geek would know how to use a spell/grammar checker...

Re:At that point, the Constitution may fail us

[sasdrtx]

Excellent summary of the degradation of the Bill of Rights.

I suggest, however, that you learn to spell and proofread. Every error detracts from your credibility.

"...of us loosing our rights..."
"...warrant less wire taping,..."
"...How can the City of New London takes peoples land..."
"Why is José Padilla been in jail for 4 years being tortured, when his case is still pre-trail?"
"...accused of mutable crimes..."
"...and widdle down the other rights..."
"...the court would not allow him to use constructional law..."
"...you can't use the construction..."
"...but its entirely irreverent anymore."

If you depend entirely on your spellchecker, you're going to look like an idiot.

Re:At that point, the Constitution may fail us

[Chagrin]

If you depend entirely on your spellchecker, you're going to look like an idiot.

Comma splice, biznatch!