U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[Brian Morrison]

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On Mon, 4 Aug 2008 20:46:16 +0100
Mary Hawking <maryhawking@tigers.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> Http://www.cdt.org/security/20080716_CBP%20Search%20Policy.pdf
> This appears to allow US border controls to seize and/or copy any=20
> electronically held information with or without any grounds of=20
> suspicion.
> Questions
> 1. is this document genuine? The URL came from Computer  Weekly, so I=20
> think it probably is.
> 2.If it is, what are the implications for any dealings in the USA, and=20
> how does one circumvent it?

Note that the use of these powers is less to do with actually storing
the data on all devices passing through and much more to do with being
able to annoy and harass people who are either viewed as suspicious or
who object to the whole security theatre business and hence need to be
made an example of.

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Brian Morrison

bdm at fenrir dot org dot uk

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    after a while you realize you are muddy and the pig is enjoying it."
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