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All electronic devices are subject to search at the U.S. border. http://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/crcl-border-search-impact-assessment_06-03
by cantos 13y ago
All electronic devices are subject to search at the U.S. border.
http://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/crcl-border-search-impact-assessment_06-03-13_1.pdf http://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/crcl-bor...
- fnordfnordfnord 13y agoNo. (Thank the stars for Alex Kozinski). http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130308/13380622263/9th-circuit-appeals-court-4th-amendment-applies-border-also-password-protected-files-shouldnt-arouse-suspicion.shtml http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130308/13380622263/9th-ci...
- cantos 13y agoLet me be more specific. All that is required is "reasonable suspicion" in order to require access to all the files on your computer, unencrypted. "Reasonable suspicion" is a very weak requirement, as you can see from the document linked to in the techdirt article, and is exactly the same as what is needed for an extended physical search or an extended search of non-electronic property. In other words, there are no special considerations that apply to property just because it is electronic.