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Homeland Security Changes Laptop Search Policy

Posted by kdawson on from the beatings-will-continue-until-morale-improves dept.

IronicToo writes "The US Government has updated its policy on the search and seizure of laptops at border crossing. 'The long-criticized practice of searching travelers' electronic devices will continue, but a supervisor now would need to approve holding a device for more than five days. Any copies of information taken from travelers' machines would be destroyed within days if there were no legal reason to hold the information.'"

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  1. Re:It is not long, just quote the whole thing. by cbiltcliffe · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    :-/

    Whoosh.

    Just.....whoosh.

    How you could miss that one, I have no idea.
    You weren't really paying attention, were you?

    --
    "City hall" in German is "Rathaus" Kinda explains a few things......
  2. Re:It is not long, just quote the whole thing. by Antique+Geekmeister · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    He was too busy picking between Steven Colbert and Rush Limbaugh for the most accurate view of world politics.