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Do they scan your laptops now?

by __rkaup__ 15y ago

brown9-2 15y ago
No.
- jellicle 15y ago
  Unfortunately the answer is not "no", but rather "no for most people, yes for some people".
  - brown9-2 15y ago
    I am curious about this - can you link me to some stories of regular traveler's having their laptop hard drives scanned by the TSA?
    - barrkel 15y ago
      Look up Jacob Appelbaum aka ioerror.
    - slowpoke 15y ago
      Jacob Appelbaum (of the Tor project) has been detained multiple times at the US border already, and at least one time has had his electronic equipment taken away. The wikipedia article about him has a section about it that should lead to some more sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Appelbaum#Investigation_and_Detainment http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Appelbaum#Investigation_a... Granted, he's not a "regular traveler", but then again, it shouldn't matter if you're famous or not.
    - jellicle 15y ago
      Here's a lawsuit about it, with some statistics: http://www.aclu.org/free-speech-technology-and-liberty/groups-sue-over-suspicionless-laptop-search-policy-border http://www.aclu.org/free-speech-technology-and-liberty/group...
- noduerme 15y ago
  Yes. This has been happening for a long time: https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/24/business/24road.html https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/24/business/24road.html The 9th circuit court already ruled it permissible. The Association of Corporate Travel Executives put out this warning: "ACTE’s advice to business travelers states: 1. That you should not carry any confidential, personal information that you do not want examined by third parties on your computer – or other electronic devices. This includes financial data, photographs, and email stored on computers, wireless phones, Blackberries, or iPod-type devices. 2. That you should limit the amount of proprietary business information you carry on your computer, and that it be transmitted before crossing the border so you have access to it in the event your unit is seized. 3. If your laptop also serves as your major home computer, get another one for travel purposes. 4. The Association of Corporate Travel Executives is not advising travelers to hide data from U.S. border authorities, but to take steps to minimize the impact of its loss, or the inability to access it, in the event it is seized." Source: http://www.eturbonews.com/2264/ninth-circuit-court-rules-border-cops-may-sea http://www.eturbonews.com/2264/ninth-circuit-court-rules-bor...
  - brown9-2 15y ago
    Thank you for the clarification.

Do they scan your laptops now?

brown9-2 15y ago

No.

jellicle 15y ago
Unfortunately the answer is not "no", but rather "no for most people, yes for some people".
- brown9-2 15y ago
  I am curious about this - can you link me to some stories of regular traveler's having their laptop hard drives scanned by the TSA?
  - barrkel 15y ago
    Look up Jacob Appelbaum aka ioerror.
  - slowpoke 15y ago
    Jacob Appelbaum (of the Tor project) has been detained multiple times at the US border already, and at least one time has had his electronic equipment taken away. The wikipedia article about him has a section about it that should lead to some more sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Appelbaum#Investigation_and_Detainment http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Appelbaum#Investigation_a... Granted, he's not a "regular traveler", but then again, it shouldn't matter if you're famous or not.
  - jellicle 15y ago
    Here's a lawsuit about it, with some statistics: http://www.aclu.org/free-speech-technology-and-liberty/groups-sue-over-suspicionless-laptop-search-policy-border http://www.aclu.org/free-speech-technology-and-liberty/group...
noduerme 15y ago
Yes. This has been happening for a long time: https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/24/business/24road.html https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/24/business/24road.html The 9th circuit court already ruled it permissible. The Association of Corporate Travel Executives put out this warning: "ACTE’s advice to business travelers states: 1. That you should not carry any confidential, personal information that you do not want examined by third parties on your computer – or other electronic devices. This includes financial data, photographs, and email stored on computers, wireless phones, Blackberries, or iPod-type devices. 2. That you should limit the amount of proprietary business information you carry on your computer, and that it be transmitted before crossing the border so you have access to it in the event your unit is seized. 3. If your laptop also serves as your major home computer, get another one for travel purposes. 4. The Association of Corporate Travel Executives is not advising travelers to hide data from U.S. border authorities, but to take steps to minimize the impact of its loss, or the inability to access it, in the event it is seized." Source: http://www.eturbonews.com/2264/ninth-circuit-court-rules-border-cops-may-sea http://www.eturbonews.com/2264/ninth-circuit-court-rules-bor...
- brown9-2 15y ago
  Thank you for the clarification.