U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[Igor Mozolevsky]

2008/8/4 Mary Hawking <maryhawking@tigers.demon.co.uk>:

> Questions
> 1. is this document genuine? The URL came from Computer  Weekly, so I think
> it probably is.

Whether they do, or have the capability to do so and whether they
actually do it to every single traveller are different questions. I
would guess they are certainly capable of copying the data, but making
a mirror image of a hard drive is a lengthy process (due to slow
platter to cache transfer speeds, remember that the interface speeds
that the manufacturers state are only disc cache to bus transfer
speeds). Having said that, you possibly won't be able to prevent them
from having a good browse and make copies of whatever they feel is
relevant, especially if they have nothing better to do with their
time.

> 2.If it is, what are the implications for any dealings in the USA, and how
> does one circumvent it?

Don't take your data with you, you can always pull whatever you need
from your corporate net when you're there (in the States) -  treat the
data on the 'need to have now', instead of 'can have whenever', basis.


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Igor