[KosmicKitty]

I haven't seen it on the thread yet, but here's a copy of the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution, for legacy purposes of course...

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

There are severn exceptions to the right to privacy under the Fourth Amendment

Border crossing is one

Consent is another as well as bing searched when you are arrested. If you want the rest, I can go on.

No to be contentious, but this really isn't anything new.

[Carry_Okie]

There are severn exceptions to the right to privacy under the Fourth Amendment. Border crossing is one

Only by dint of licentious interpretation.

No to be contentious, but this really isn't anything new.

A person carries a lot more than business papers on their laptop, including a lot of personal information. Any of that information could be obtained without leaving the country. There is then no particular purpose for searching such an instrument as there is nothing on it that could not be obtained domestically and therefore there are then no grounds for such a search. Any spy or terrorist who obtained information so sensitive as to require concealment could easily do so without putting it on the laptop. There is simply no benefit to such a procedure.