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Published 12 years ago by wondaROY with 5 Comments
by wondaROY
12 years ago 5

What if US authorities take your laptop?

A federal judge in New York has ruled authorities can seize travellers' laptops at the border without citing a legal reason, suspecting the traveller of a crime, or explaining themselves in any way. What happens if they take yours?

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  • spacedingo (edited 11 years ago)

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  • sysadmin
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    They should take the judge's laptop without stating a reason and see how that flies.

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  • ckshenn
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    What happens if I have a login password? Would they force me to reveal it?

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    • sysadmin
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      Too bad I just forgot what the password is.

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