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U.S. Confiscating Data at the Border
PizzaFace writes "U.S. Customs agents have long had broad authority to examine the things a person tries to bring into the country, to prevent the importation of contraband. The agents can conduct their searches without a warrant or probable cause to believe a crime has been committed. In recent years, Customs agents have begun using their authority to insist on copying data brought to the border on laptop computers, cell phones and other devices. The government claims that this intelligence-gathering by Customs is the same as looking in a suitcase. In response the EFF is filing a lawsuit attempting to force the government to reveal its policies on border searches. 'The question of whether border agents have a right to search electronic devices at all without suspicion of a crime is already under review in the federal courts. The lawsuit was inspired by some two dozen cases, 15 of which involved searches of cellphones, laptops, MP3 players and other electronics.'"
Yeah we are so oppressed here, I mean people are getting sentenced to death for drinking alcohol and downloading documents on womens rights. Oh wait that's not us thats Iran and Afghanistan.
Look the great thing about the US is that if you don't like how things are going you get out and vote. The next president might be able to pick three supreme court justices. Think about that when you head to the polls.
500 dollar reward for tip(s) leading to the arrest of the person(s) who stole my sig.
Police state anyone? Things are getting worse and worse.
Last October this happened to me when flying to Canada, but they're really free right?
and on the way home i had to hear two Canadian ladies talk about how Americans do searches at the border and go on speels about 9/11 and Bush while im on my way home from Canada where they asked questions like "are you taking canadian jobs" i said no you ass, im training Canadians to do my job. then the proceeded to turn me back because of a 12 year old DUI when i was 16. Since then having a spotless record. but Canada is utopia and the US is satan.
It was humiliating watching them go through my laptop and copying files from my cd burner. they wouldn't even let me see what they were copying or looking at. I had recently reformatted but still how the hell do I know if they were using undelete tools or whatever. Complete b.s. man
-- "of course thats just my opinion, I could be wrong." --Dennis Miller
Those poor people don't pay enough taxes to cover the costs of those things. They need richer people to help them pay for it. That's the point — her promise to provide ever more of those things (US already more per pupil than most countries, for example) at the rich minority's expense is extremely appealing to the poorer majority. But one person — one vote, so the minority loses... Slowly.
That may or not be a valid argument, but it is an off-topic one. Hillary's support base is among people, who need those service for themselves and/or their children. It is bad enough when some rose-eyed idiot votes to increase everybody's taxes to help someone else. But it is the worst, when "those in need" have the power over "the rich" purses themselves.
Which is why I have this disenfranchising proposal: if you are now, or have been within the past 5 years a recipient of public assistance, you are not entitled to vote. This may not eliminate the beneficiaries of school subsidies, but, at least, the more egregious cases of Welfare and MedicAid recipients will not be deciding, whether their own incomes should be increased.
Indeed: Have you ever knowingly and volunteerely paid more in taxes, than you had to?
In Soviet Washington the swamp drains you.
Imaginary Property? You at the wrong forum to express worries about that...
In Soviet Washington the swamp drains you.