[IP] Re: Peter Swire: No, You Can't Search My Laptop

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Lauren Weinstein [lauren@vortex.com]
Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2008 1:31 PM
To: David Farber
Cc: lauren@vortex.com
Subject: Re: [IP] Peter Swire: No, You Can't Search My Laptop

Dave,

As we know, it's often useful to frame technological questions in
a non-technology context for comparison.

Question: Does U.S. Customs (under "new" or "old" rules), have the
authority to inspect in detail (and/or copy) *anything* that a U.S.
citizen might bring in or out of the country in non-computerized
form?  What about credit cards?  Bank statements?  Checkbook
registers?  Personal diaries?  Love letters?  Undeveloped camera
film?  Audio tapes?  Video tapes?  Medical records?

Answers anyone?

--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein
lauren@vortex.com or lauren@pfir.org
Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800
http://www.pfir.org/lauren
Co-Founder, PFIR
   - People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org
Co-Founder, NNSquad
   - Network Neutrality Squad - http://www.nnsquad.org
Founder, PRIVACY Forum - http://www.vortex.com
Member, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com





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