http://www.blogtravel4u.com Your onestop place for Travel News Mon, 01 Nov 2010 01:22:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.blogtravel4u.com/2008/04/25/laptops-can-be-searched-without-cause-by-us-border-agents/ http://www.blogtravel4u.com/2008/04/25/laptops-can-be-searched-without-cause-by-us-border-agents/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:32:51 +0000 Rimsky http://www.blogtravel4u.com/?p=47 The Federal Appeals Court of Pasadena, California has ruled that laptops or other electronic media arriving at a US Customs port of entry can be searched by border agents without having to demonstrate “reasonable suspicion”. This may present a problem for business travelers or individuals arriving with sensitive data on electronic medium. Encryption of the data may be a reasonable alternative, however it would seem that the electronic medium can be seized, refused entry or the owner may be asked to un-encrypt.
The Association of Travel Executives (ACTE) noted that government has no guidelines on what may trigger an inspection or seizure of an electronic device.

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