Guest Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 ACLU Challenges Search of Laptops at US Borders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCorinthian Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 The government has claimed the authority to undertake these suspicionless searches and seizures of electronic devices under a policy issued in August 2009 by the Secretary of Department of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano Funny how that is an Obama policy, huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 I thought that a few month ago they already sorted this out and the searches stopped/been reduced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 It is about time they sued these characters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiHome Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 ACLU Challenges Search of Laptops at US Borders Could we possibly start following the forum guidelines to at least copy and paste the first few paragraphs (and the entire article if it not too long) of the article instead of just a link? TH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 The government has claimed the authority to undertake these suspicionless searches and seizures of electronic devices under a policy issued in August 2009 by the Secretary of Department of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano Funny how that is an Obama policy, huh? They been doing this shit for years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 Yeah, but before they never claimed they had any authority. It was either let them do it, or they'd really give you a hard time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unit731 Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 "August 25, 2010 In response to the ACLU’s Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking documents about the government’s policy of searching travelers’ laptops and cell phones at U.S. border crossings without suspicion of wrongdoing, the government has released thousands of pages of documents about the policy. The records reveal new information about how many devices have been searched, what happens to travelers’ files once they are in the government’s possession, and travelers’ complaints about how they are treated by border officials. The ACLU's analysis of the documents reveals: Between October 2008 and June 2010, over 6,500 people traveling to and from the United States had their electronic devices searched at the border. Nearly half of these people were U.S. citizens. The devices the government searched included laptops, cell phones, cameras, hard drives, flash drives, and even DVDs. Between October 2008 and June 2009, cell phones were the most commonly searched electronic devices, followed by laptops and digital cameras. Between July 2008 and June 2009, border agents transferred data found on travelers' electronic devices to other federal agencies over 280 times. Half of the time, these unnamed agencies asserted an independent basis for retaining or seizing the data." LINK And those friggin' Trial Lawyers ! Gotta love the lawyers, eh? Washington, DC (Sept. 7, 2010) – Do you want the federal government to know all the details of your most personal affairs? Your internet browser history? Your confidential family matters? Your medical issues? Your divorce? Your workplace or auto accident? Your strategic business plans? Your tax analysis? Your will? The fact that you have consulted with a criminal defense lawyer? Today, leading civil rights groups began a legal action seeking to put an end to suspicionless U.S. Customs searches of Americans’ personal and professional electronic data. This includes privileged information in your attorney’s files that may be stored on a laptop computer or other electronic storage device, such as a flash drive, camera, “smart†phone, or the like. LINK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 Freedom at work ..... my ass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCorinthian Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 Freedom at work ..... my ass! I disagree. It is freedom at work. In Thailand you could not even sue about it. In the US where the rule of law is more profound than anywhere else, a Judge can actually stop this crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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