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Does anyone have a personal experience with getting their laptop searched? I carried my laptop around between the US, Germany, and France earlier this year, an
by geebee 17y ago
Does anyone have a personal experience with getting their laptop searched?
I carried my laptop around between the US, Germany, and France earlier this year, and no customs officials seemed even remotely interested in my laptop. Other people I've talked to said the same thing... not saying it doesn't happen, though - anyone got some input here?
- lutorm 17y agoI think that's why the article says the evidence is "anecdotal", because it's just based on a few stories and who knows how representative they are.
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- iuguy 17y agoThere are plenty of countries (particularly in the middle east) that will search your laptop for no reason, particularly if you don't fit their idea of what constitutes a laptop user (e.g. you carry two). FTR I've had my laptop checked in the Americas, Europe, Middle East and AsiaPac.
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- a-priori 17y agoI was recently selected for a random search at Pearson airport in Toronto. Even then, the agent just took out the laptop out of the bag and set it aside. He didn't inspect it at all.
- mbrubeck 17y agoAirport checkpoints are (supposedly) for security. They're trained mainly to look for weapons and explosives. The controversy is over laptop searches at customs and border crossings. Customs is looking for "contraband" which differs by country but may include porn, propaganda, and other "data."
- elai 17y agoIn my ancedontal experience, they needed to wave some stick on it once and turn it on, but otherwise nothing else.