I guess once they convince the public they no longer have any expectation of privacy or dignity with respect to their persons , it is deemed there are no limits as to how far they can go .
Encrypt and email data / documents generated while traveling before you come back. Then potential nightmares become just PITA.
Thank God they're addressing this, and not the trivial stuff like how the price of diesel and gasoline is going to torpedo the economy...
Since most so-called "reporters" are part of the enemy camp, or at least enablers, they need to be watched carefully. If he was doing hate Bush stuff he was probably on a watch list.
Company security, AND personal security, is a part of smart technology that is implemented ahead of time. IMO.
Plus, "the hassle" of having a security sign on (mine locks itself after 15 mins or non-use, being holstered or if I hit the lock button) on a PDA/Laptop is more important than ever.
This guy seems to work for the “Center for Public Integrity,” which investigates political fund raising.
I checked out what it said about the candidates and note that it rates McCain 2 out 7 and Obama 4 out of 7.
Well, they’re both crooks, no doubt, but Obama is a bigger fund-raising crook than McCain. He works with billionaire money-laundering crooks and the Chicago mob. So the bias seems pretty clear.
And an article in the online edition of "Mother Jones" magazine expands on all of .... Thank you very much, Bill Hogan with "Mother Jones" magazine -- we ...
Yep, he's one of "them"! Investigative reporter, my @$$ foot!
The dirty secret and part of the reason the Left doesn't want phone taps for those communicating internationally with terrorists is that the Western media IS in communication with some of the so called "insurgent" terrorists.
Time Magazine had a reported embedded with them at the time of Saddam's capture. He went into terrorist seized cities as a guest.
Some in the media have chosen a side in this war and it is the opposition.
Only the citizens who dare submit to the law are to be punished by it.
It does not pay to be an American these days. Foreign nationals have many more rights in our courts and Congress than the citizenry.
“War on Terror” = War on 4th Amendment.
I’m sorry, the remains of the 4th Amendment.
Do not expect a right to privacy at the border.
law says you don’t have one.
Met a fellow on a recent trip who had two laptops taken away when entering into South Africa. He doesn’t travel internationally with them any more.
I don’t even want electronic krap on the plane with me and that includes everyone else’s. I still remember Pan Am 800. I travel LIGHT, carrying nothing. If you need it where you’re going ship it ahead. There is nothing more boring than sitting next to some clown with a laptop trying to pull up his porn collection. If there is an actual security concern why the bleep is the bozo carrying it thru public places anyway? If all of you would leave you’re gee-whiz gear home maybe we could all get thru an airport before the sun goes down? Every body who thinks he’s a big deal when he gets on a plane raise your hand-—and put your Gyrogearloose gear on the conveyor. I’m all for inspecting your electronic gizmos to the max and it doesn’t bother me if it takes a couple weeks for you to get them back. And that goes double for this whiner.
Crossing over an international border is a bizarre thing, legally, so you should take extra precautions.
In the “neutral zone” between countries, US law does NOT fully apply. For example, you can be detained, strip searched, held without probable cause, and your person and property can be violated to a considerable degree.
I fully agree that you should never transport unsecured computers or data devices across borders, and that you should use a very high grade of encryption that is of a different type for computer and data access. Importantly, you should *never* use your equipment or data in the customs area, or it can be snatched from you, evading your encryption.
Remember also that whatever you have is subject to the laws of *two* countries, not just one. This is especially important as far as images of restricted locations and persons (pictures of soldiers), public sites that *could* be terrorist targets, such as government buildings, airports, dams, and whatever.
One of the worst things to have pictures of are children, even in the most innocent and legitimate situations. This is a “high scrutiny” area for customs personnel, as well as things that *might* be related to terrorism, drug trafficking, money transfer and smuggling, and unknown animals and plants.
US Customs has an enormous book of prohibited animals and plants, so if you try carrying a native flower back with you, it could cost you hours of detention while its type is determined. Seaweed is one of the worst, and researchers spend a lot of time at the border.
At the border, your 4A rights are at their nadir and the government’s interest at its apex. Don’t want your laptop or PDA investigated? Too bad. Don’t leave the US.
Sounds like an unlawful search and seizure. Is this what we expect from our government, a total violation of our rights??