Jorge
August 1st, 2008, 05:50 PM
It may have been little more then an intimidating demand from businesses at ACTA negotiations, but now the Department of Homeland Security is saying that copying hard drives and iPods at the US border is now part of border security policy without suspicion of wrongdoing.
It seems to be the trend for US authorities and lawmakers - act first, legalize later. A little over a month ago, the EFF was demanding an investigation for suspicionless laptop searches at the border. Now comes word that the Department of Homeland Security has made laptop searches and iPod searches (aka digital frisking) part of border security policy.
It's all found in the 3 page policy (PDF - hat tip Slashdot for the link) which contains the following:
This policy provides guidance to U.
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It seems to be the trend for US authorities and lawmakers - act first, legalize later. A little over a month ago, the EFF was demanding an investigation for suspicionless laptop searches at the border. Now comes word that the Department of Homeland Security has made laptop searches and iPod searches (aka digital frisking) part of border security policy.
It's all found in the 3 page policy (PDF - hat tip Slashdot for the link) which contains the following:
This policy provides guidance to U.
<p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/zeropaid?a=mtHk9G"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/zeropaid?i=mtHk9G" border="0"></img></a></p>
Read Full Article Here (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zeropaid/~3/353060370/Digital+Frisking+for+Copyright+Infringement+at+US+ Border+Disclosed)