The Border Patrol cannot confiscate or download every laptop or electronic device brought into the U.S., a federal appeals court said, ruling that people have an expectation their data are private and that the government must have ‘reasonable suspicion
Monday, March 11th, 2013
Court Curbs Laptop Searches at U.S. Border
Author: STEPHEN DINAN
Source: The Washington Times
Publication Date: Friday, March 8, 2013
Link: Court Curbs Laptop Searches at U.S. Border
Source: The Washington Times
Publication Date: Friday, March 8, 2013
Link: Court Curbs Laptop Searches at U.S. Border
Stephan: This is a small but important bit of push back against the rise of the Surveillance State. This shows, once again, why courts matter. So it is good news.